Cursor's agent swarm suggests cheaper models can handle most coding when frontier models plan the work
Cursor tested its upgraded agent swarm by rebuilding SQLite in Rust using only documentation, without access to source code or the internet. The new system, which separates planning and working roles, achieved 100% on the test suite, while the previous version failed due to merge conflicts. This suggests that less expensive models can perform most coding tasks when guided by more advanced models for planning.
Why it matters: This approach could reduce costs in AI-assisted coding by combining advanced and less expensive models effectively.
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