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Interesting AI Coding Stats from Cursor

Cursor's new report reveals intriguing statistics on AI coding and user behavior.

Cursor has released a new report based on two years of usage data, revealing that the top 1% of users generate 30-40K lines of code weekly, equivalent to the output of approximately 45 median developers. The report also highlights that 90% of token usage is for reading existing code and documentation, confirming that developers spend more time reading than writing code.

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