GPT 5.5 also outperforms in Cursor
GPT 5.5 reportedly performs better inside Cursor than inside OpenAI's own Codex environment.
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Cursor Runs Claude Better Than Claude Code | Grok 4.3 Undercuts OpenAI and Anthropic | GitHub Copilot Ends Flat Pricing | Stripe Becomes the AI Bank | Elon's $7.5T Pay Package | EP11
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May 1, 2026
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Cursor beats Claude Code on Opus 4.7
A third-party harness with no privileged access outperforms Anthropic's own Claude Code when running Anthropic's Opus 4.7 model.
Cursor Outperforms Anthropic on Anthropic's Own Model
Cursor extracts more performance from Opus 4.7 than Anthropic's own Claude Code does — despite having no privileged access. The harness is a different discipline from model training, and Cursor's years of multi-model developer experience give it an edge the labs can't easily replicate.
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MVP built in one week
Sam's initial MVP was coded in approximately one week using ChatGPT voice mode and copy-pasting code, with no prior technical experience.
Discord vs email for young users
Sam argues Discord is 10x better than email for building relationships with younger users who rarely check their inbox.
Monthly infra costs ~$780–$980
Sam's monthly operating costs include Cursor ($200), AI image generation ($100), AI video generation ($200), hosting ($100), email marketing ($80), and AI compute ($300–$500).
ChatGPT-powered pain point research
Sam recommends copying days of Discord chat history into ChatGPT and prompting it to list recurring pain points as a fast, free market research technique.
50 free tools built total
Bhanu and his team built approximately 50 free tools to attract search traffic, each linked back to SiteGPT.
New tool built in under 5 minutes
With AI coding tools like Cursor, Bhanu can now create a new free marketing tool in less than 5 minutes by referencing existing tools.
KD filter < 10 for rankable keywords
Bhanu filters Ahrefs keyword results to show only those with a keyword difficulty below 10, making them realistic ranking targets for any decent website.
Minimum 1,000 monthly search volume
Bhanu sets a minimum search volume of 1,000 monthly searches when selecting keywords to target with free tools.
20 downloads/day at launch
PropGPT averaged 20 downloads per day right after launching on the App Store through influencer marketing.
