Reviewers mostly see Cursor as a fast, deeply integrated AI coding tool that understands whole codebases, handles multi-file edits, and reduces context switching, making it useful for prototyping, debugging, refactoring, and day-to-day development. Several makers, including teams behind Base44 and Vozo AI — Video localization, say it helped them ship faster. The main complaints are less about capability than reliability and control: pricing feels confusing, some sessions get slow or unstable, context can drift on large projects, and generated code can be verbose enough to require careful review.