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by ghshephard 42 days ago
I think the argument for Cursor is that it's the dominant tool that enterprises are using for coding, so the theory is Cursor wins that as the "model agnostic", it has a phenomenal Enterprise Sales Team.

From a valuation model - $4B ARR with rapid growth, and the ability to shift traffic to internal models (honestly, massive amount of the time "composer" - their internal model is fine, and obviously going to get better). Say 17x Multiple which isn't unheard for a rapidly growing Startup with solid future structural profit elements (moving to internal model) - that gets you to $68B.
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lwhi 42 days ago
The fact it's agnostic has to be useful.

Being able to compare outcomes for workflows involving competitors will obviously be v v v v useful.

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UncleOxidant 42 days ago
> so the theory is Cursor wins that as the "model agnostic"

But there are many model agnostic harnesses out there: OpenCode, Roo, Cline, and many others. And even Claude Code can be setup to use non-Anthropic models.

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mikestorrent 42 days ago
As a Cursor user, I don't have to have thought about the providers behind the compute - I get name brand Claude, or cheap Kimi, or Grok, and it's all got roughly the same agentic experience, and only one bill. Enterprises love this.
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AgentMasterRace 42 days ago
You get all that at the price of Cursor. Enterprises do love to spend money that's true.

Open routers prices are no different than cursors and you can use any harness you want.

Big brain, small brains? Hmmm

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gjulianm 42 days ago
Cursor has BYOK support too. I think it also has Bedrock support.
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AgentMasterRace 33 days ago
Yes, but it requires a subscription to use it.
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sumedh 42 days ago
> And even Claude Code can be setup to use non-Anthropic models.

Too much friction though, with Cursor its out of the box.

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rimliu 42 days ago
Terminal is also model agnostic. Does it matter where you enter your prompt text?
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pqtyw 42 days ago
> $4B ARR

If you resell something worth $5 for $5 while having to pay for R&D and operating expenses that's not exactly comparable with a company that's selling actual products.

> Say 17x Multiple

On an extremely low margin business it is, yet again that wouldn't be the stupidest thing in today's market.

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