SCANNING● LIVE DATAUTC 2026-06-29 00:00:00
VENDORS 23RECEIPTS 32CRITICAL 57D 0 NEWv0.9.4-rc1
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✓Filed by gotnerfed.comCase #C-2022-615Classification CLEAN-trackOpened 2025-06-16Last scanned 2026-06-29 01:00 UTCACTIVE
AI CODING/Anysphere/founded 2022/Series B

Cursor

AI-first code editor

1 critical receipt logged.

Defining receipt|Cursor Pro silently shifts from 500 fast requests to dollar-denominated credits|2025-06-16
► Clean5-24 · no critical receipts; nothing on watch.
Ranked #13 of 23 tracked vendors.
Receipt trail
2 filed · 1 critical · latest 357d ago
◆ At a glanceAll time · since 2025-06-16
357days
Since last receipt
Cursor CEO publicly apologizes for… · info
2
Receipts
all time
1
Critical
billing model shift
0
Major
none on record
0
Last 90d
quiet
68
Peak nerf
Jun 16 · billing model shift
~21d
Cadence
avg between receipts
►Verdict: Clean
Receipt trail
2 filed · 1 critical
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◆ 30 / 60 / 90 forecast →
likely next: other · expected severity major
Next 30d43%
prob of any change
Next 60d67%
prob of any change
Next 90d81%
prob of any change
Observed 2 receipts over 21 days (cadence ~15d). Last receipt 357 days ago. Most common kind: other. Brier-scored against subsequent reality on the public leaderboard.
Vendor average30%Category avg24%Brier · last 90d0.18Modelv0 heuristic
◆ Nerf Index · trailing 12 monthsflat vs. 90d · now 13
JunAugOctDecFebAprJun
Recency-weighted Nerf Index, 30-day rolling. Dots mark receipts. Index breached “clean” threshold on 2025-06-16 at the defining receipt.
◆ Community sentimentReddit · last 90d

Community sentiment

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Net = (positive − negative) / total Reddit posts mentioning Cursor in the trailing 7 days. Updated daily. Read methodology →
Receipts · all time · reverse chronological

Every silent change Cursor made.

2 receipts · 1 critical · 0 major · 0 minor
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