# "Slow" requests wait times and failures **URL:** \ **Category:** Feedback\ **Created:** [September 12, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214 "2024-09-12T04:16:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![three](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/three/32/369_2.png) [@three](https://forum.cursor.com/u/three)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/1 "2024-09-12T04:16:27Z")
Minor rant… I get that Team Cursor is presumably still working on the pricing model as things continue to grow. But in the meantime ensuring reliability, especially on slow-pool requests, is vital. I’m paying for 1000 fast req/mo on Pro, which doesn’t make me any money back as it’s not for commercial projects. At the time of writing, I’m routinely seeing a **320 seconds** wait for the message to be processed… followed by “Connection Failed”. Being told you have to wait **another 320 seconds** for the next roll of the dice is definitely suboptimal. Related: [Claude-3-opus slow requests with 320 second wait 100% always connection failed](https://forum.cursor.com/t/claude-3-opus-slow-requests-with-320-second-wait-100-always-connection-failed/7376) (This isn’t just for Opus though). ---
**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/2 "2024-09-17T07:30:23Z")
Hi @three This is unfortunate. I hope the developers will resolve this issue soon. ---
**Author:** ![Vegals](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/vegals/32/10361_2.png) [@Vegals](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Vegals)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/3 "2024-10-31T08:39:24Z")
yeah I’ll bump this. This is insane. One positive thing out of this though is it certainly is motivating me to learn code so I can stop throwing my money away with Cursor. ---
**Author:** ![ssmits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@ssmits](https://forum.cursor.com/u/ssmits)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/4 "2024-11-01T14:13:54Z")
300+ now Edit: 350… Please add servers above \>100 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ssmits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@ssmits](https://forum.cursor.com/u/ssmits)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/5 "2024-11-01T14:33:57Z")
![Screenshot 2024-11-01 at 3.33.20 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/2X/a/a4013f9e422cee9ee5d7ee8303b763d45b62945a.png)A Mayday! ---
**Author:** ![Vegals](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/vegals/32/10361_2.png) [@Vegals](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Vegals)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/6 "2024-11-05T09:18:48Z")
Niceee, let’s see who can top position 407. Anyone? Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Vegals](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/vegals/32/10361_2.png) [@Vegals](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Vegals)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/7 "2024-11-05T09:21:06Z")
Actually, I suppose this might top it actually. ![Screenshot 2024-11-05 at 10.20.02 am](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/2X/7/77afb490ab95fd42bc075905883817786720ce6c.png) and then ![Screenshot 2024-11-05 at 10.19.15 am](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/2X/8/87589a8c68541a1673862e2232f357e5e3ec6df7.png) 3 times in a row now! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ssmits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@ssmits](https://forum.cursor.com/u/ssmits)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/8 "2024-11-18T14:50:32Z")
![Screenshot 2024-11-18 at 3.50.23 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/2X/a/a6eca9c01e96acd248c90ee5631561530ce0ec6b.png) ---
**Author:** ![zerk1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/zerk1/32/124_2.png) [@zerk1](https://forum.cursor.com/u/zerk1)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/9 "2024-11-18T14:52:32Z")
Didn’t cursor get like 80 mil in venture funding a few months ago? Where is it going lol ---
**Author:** ![SirMajed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/sirmajed/32/9642_2.png) [@SirMajed](https://forum.cursor.com/u/SirMajed)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/10 "2024-11-19T14:44:45Z")
I’ll bump this too. This is insane. ---
**Author:** ![dance374](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/dance374/32/12363_2.png) [@dance374](https://forum.cursor.com/u/dance374)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/11 "2024-11-19T18:13:29Z")
bumping this up, seems this is a huge issue currently ---
**Author:** ![amaelftah](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/amaelftah/32/11734_2.png) [@amaelftah](https://forum.cursor.com/u/amaelftah)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/12 "2024-11-22T16:02:31Z")
sam here too . slow requests became unbearable ---
**Author:** ![HerrUgglaVCC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/herrugglavcc/32/15472_2.png) [@HerrUgglaVCC](https://forum.cursor.com/u/HerrUgglaVCC)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/13 "2024-12-11T07:45:18Z")
I really agree here! I’m paying per month for Pro, and I lost a whole workday yesterday, because I didn’t even get the slow request through! I wait and wait, and then it is Cencelled with “Slow pool too large!”. This is not acceptable. Cursor is getting payed for things they do not manage to deliver. They need to fix this ASAP, or me and many others will cancel their subscriptions! ---
**Author:** ![dougwithseismic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/dougwithseismic/32/12672_2.png) [@dougwithseismic](https://forum.cursor.com/u/dougwithseismic)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/14 "2024-12-11T07:47:50Z")
I’ve noticed a dramatic change in my API request consumption. Previously, 1000 requests would last me nearly a month even with heavy usage. However, after switching to composer in Agent mode, I’m burning through the same 1000 requests in just 5 days. If others are experiencing similar patterns, it would explain the increased load on the Slow Pool. I’m hesitant to upgrade to a $160/month plan to cover these needs, so I’ve unfortunately exhausted my quota this month. For next month, I’m planning to reduce my agent usage significantly. ---
**Author:** ![HerrUgglaVCC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/herrugglavcc/32/15472_2.png) [@HerrUgglaVCC](https://forum.cursor.com/u/HerrUgglaVCC)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/15 "2024-12-11T07:51:03Z")
Same here! This is not OK for paying Pro-customers. ---
**Author:** ![three](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/three/32/369_2.png) [@three](https://forum.cursor.com/u/three)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/16 "2024-12-11T07:57:05Z")
Likewise I’ve hit my limit for the month and it hurts. It’s heartbreaking to wait so long and get either of: - Slow pool too large - Anthropic rate limit hit Shouldn’t it be possible to show “slow pool too large” when the request is _made,_ rather than delivering it _after_ the long wait? ---
**Author:** ![seonedir](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/seonedir/32/98181_2.png) [@seonedir](https://forum.cursor.com/u/seonedir)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/17 "2025-01-10T13:12:55Z")
First of all, I have to say that Cursor is great! It is definitely successful but if it works, it doesn’t work. For example, you wait 5 minutes for a message to be sent and then you get a message that it couldn’t be sent. Then again and again. I’m talking about a very serious waste of time here. Isn’t there a solution for this? I’m currently somewhere between regretting and not regretting buying the 1-year Cursor Pro plan. ---
**Author:** ![danperks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/danperks/32/19087_2.png) [@danperks](https://forum.cursor.com/u/danperks)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/18 "2025-01-10T13:13:53Z")
It sounds like you’re referring to a bug we are currently seeing with some users where their prompts get stuck ‘generating’. Is this what you are seeing? ---
**Author:** ![seonedir](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/seonedir/32/98181_2.png) [@seonedir](https://forum.cursor.com/u/seonedir)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/19 "2025-01-10T13:17:07Z")
You write something, it takes 5 minutes and then gives an error that the message could not be sent. I deleted and installed the Cursor twice, but it did not work. ---
**Author:** ![danperks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/danperks/32/19087_2.png) [@danperks](https://forum.cursor.com/u/danperks)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214/20 "2025-01-10T13:42:43Z")
Yeah, I think this might be the same issue, sorry about that! We are actively working on this now, and will hopefully have a fix soon. [Next page](https://forum.cursor.com/t/slow-requests-wait-times-and-failures/16214.md?page=2)