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Claude Code vs Cursor. Why I Quit Cursor.
Cursor runs the same Claude models, so this comes down to editor versus agent, and I picked the agent.
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2026
- AI Claude Code vs Cursor. Why I Quit Cursor. Verdict: Claude Code Sep 28
- AI ChatGPT vs Claude. I Pay For Both. Verdict: Claude Sep 28
- AI Wispr Flow Notetaker Puts Meetings And Dictation In One App. Verdict: Kept it Sep 28
- AI The Best AI Voice Recorder I've Tested. Verdict: Pocket Aug 14
- AI Fathom Review. The Free Plan Is The Point. Verdict: Complicated Aug 14
- AI Granola Pricing In 2026. Where Free Runs Out. Verdict: Kept it Aug 14
- Tools Pocket vs Plaud. The One I Still Carry. Verdict: Pocket Jul 31
- AI Pocket Is The AI Recorder That Earned Daily Carry. Verdict: Kept it Jul 31
- AI Is Granola Worth It? The $14 Math. Verdict: Kept it Jul 29
- Tools Granola vs Fathom. The Notetaker I Kept Paying For. Verdict: Granola Jul 29
- AI Granola Review. Six Months Of Meetings. Verdict: Kept it May 25
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Updated September 2026A long Performance Max piece in drafts, Wispr Flow as my only meeting app, and a cat that still refuses to learn the word “off.”
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