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Cursor is shrinking while the terminal eats the IDE
Cursor shrinking is the 18 to 12 percent work-usage drop while CLIs rose. Keep VS Code or JetBrains. Put the agent in a CLI you already run this quarter.
Meta AnalysisAI CodingDeveloper ToolsCLIComparisonProductivityTrend Commentary1 min read · Aug 24, 2026

Muse Code cheap tier is the one that trains on you
Muse Code contributor is 12.5x cheaper because that SKU trains on you. Keep muse-spark-1.2 for client code. Pick cheap only when that repo is the fee.
Strong OpinionsAI CodingDeveloper ToolsCLIComparisonTrend Commentary1 min read · Aug 24, 2026