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Switching Back to VSCode from Cursor after 1 year of using it. Claude Code inside Cursor has issues!

I’ve been using Cursor every day for the past one or two years.

But last month, my bill got so high that I switched to the Max Plan of Claude Code. I still keep my Codex subscription for OpenClaw.

At first, I thought I would keep the same workflow. Just run Claude Code inside Cursor.

Then I realized something that honestly baffled me. Their Claude Code plugin is outdated. I cannot even use the latest Opus 4.6 model from Claude Code inside Cursor. There is no option for Opus 4.6 in the model list.

That made me think Cursor is not using my own Claude CLI that’s installed on my computer. Because in my terminal, I can use Opus 4.6 in Claude just fine.

So I switched back to VSCode and I’m very happy with the decision.

Using Cursor for 1+ years made me forget how fast VSCode’s boot-up time is compared to Cursor. VSCode also has a Claude Code plugin too, pretty similar to Cursor. And I assume VSCode is using my locally installed Claude CLI, because I can use Opus 4.6 without any issues.

The UI is nicer as well.