Cursor cuts token costs 7% via tighter prompts, caching, without quality loss
mattyp · x · 2026-09-23
Cursor announced a 7% reduction in token costs with no drop in agent quality. The savings come from harness-level engineering: tighter prompts, selective tool loading, better caching, and compressed file reads — a notable example of cutting costs through context engineering rather than price cuts.
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