A few months ago folks were understandably annoyed when Microsoft dropped their heavily subsidized per-request pricing model because it was figuratively burning cash.
Well, I'm here to tell you that whatever is going on behind the scenes at Cursor with this Space-X acquisition in the works, the Auto setting is clearly routing all prompts through "Cursor Grok 4.6 High" right now.
This is a degree of subsidy that makes the Microsoft thing look quaint.
I reduced my $200/month subscription to the $20/month level and have proceeded to do what I would have paid about $1500 to do with Opus 4.7 or thereabouts, which is how Grok 4.6 High feels like it compares. I don't have anything remotely like hard evidence to back this estimate up beyond what I'm watching it do and I still somehow have ~10% of my monthly Auto capacity left on my account. It's completely nuts.
Can't say much more because I have more backlog to run before someone comes to their senses.
Well, I'm here to tell you that whatever is going on behind the scenes at Cursor with this Space-X acquisition in the works, the Auto setting is clearly routing all prompts through "Cursor Grok 4.6 High" right now.
This is a degree of subsidy that makes the Microsoft thing look quaint.
I reduced my $200/month subscription to the $20/month level and have proceeded to do what I would have paid about $1500 to do with Opus 4.7 or thereabouts, which is how Grok 4.6 High feels like it compares. I don't have anything remotely like hard evidence to back this estimate up beyond what I'm watching it do and I still somehow have ~10% of my monthly Auto capacity left on my account. It's completely nuts.
Can't say much more because I have more backlog to run before someone comes to their senses.