Claude Code feels slower and costlier, pushing one maker toward Cursor
A comparison between Claude Code and Cursor found that Claude Code used to feel better at through problems and explaining its answers. Recently, the same has felt much more expensive while also performing worse. Even simple prompts can take more than 30 seconds, which makes the tool feel slow during normal coding work.
Some complex tasks that Claude Code could not solve were handled by Cursor. The main open question is whether Claude Code needs a different working style, such as giving it one large, detailed prompt to complete in a single pass.
Key points
- Claude Code and Cursor were compared in day-to-day coding use.
- Claude Code previously felt stronger at and explaining.
- Claude Code now feels slower and more expensive in this experience.
- Simple prompts can take more than 30 seconds.
- Cursor handled some complex work that Claude Code did not solve.