Cursor agents rebuilt SQLite from an 835-page manual, with a 15x cost swing
Sam_Witteveen · x · 2026-07-21
Cursor says its agents rebuilt SQLite from the database’s 835-page manual.
- The team produced a Rust replica that passed 100% of a held-out test suite.
- A notable result: the cost changed by 15x depending on the model mix used.
- The post is mainly about agentic coding at scale and how model selection affects both quality and economics.
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