# All or none using API keys + Pro subscription?

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/all-or-none-using-api-keys-pro-subscription/37165>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 24, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/all-or-none-using-api-keys-pro-subscription/37165 "2024-12-24T23:52:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![bkn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/48db29/32.png) [@bkn](https://forum.cursor.com/u/bkn)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/all-or-none-using-api-keys-pro-subscription/37165/1 "2024-12-24T23:52:18Z")

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I’m subscribed to the Pro plan but want to use my API key for OpenAI. However, when only enabling the OpenAI key, cursor-small and all Claude models come back as unavailable (in the case of cursor-small) or unauthorized.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/b/5/b5e763a74d628f295edb3620206e96c0b7b15831.png)

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**Author:** ![bkn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/48db29/32.png) [@bkn](https://forum.cursor.com/u/bkn)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/all-or-none-using-api-keys-pro-subscription/37165/2 "2024-12-24T23:52:48Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/5/e/5ecef30f267ac695e3d64d48cc07eca8524aaa5e.png)

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**Author:** ![bkn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/48db29/32.png) [@bkn](https://forum.cursor.com/u/bkn)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/all-or-none-using-api-keys-pro-subscription/37165/3 "2024-12-24T23:53:24Z")

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Config:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/5/e/5ecef30f267ac695e3d64d48cc07eca8524aaa5e.png)

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**Author:** ![danperks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/danperks/32/19087_2.png) [@danperks](https://forum.cursor.com/u/danperks)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/all-or-none-using-api-keys-pro-subscription/37165/4 "2024-12-25T01:27:59Z")

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I’d recommend deleting the Claude key out of the box, and seeing if that works?

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/all-or-none-using-api-keys-pro-subscription/37165/5 "2024-12-25T04:27:34Z")

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When you want to use models from the subscription, you need to disable your API key. This is because all requests are processed in a single thread, and with the API key enabled, all requests will be routed through it.

To quickly enable or disable the API key, use the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + 0 (or Cmd + Shift + 0 on Mac). This will help you easily switch between using the API key and the subscription.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/all-or-none-using-api-keys-pro-subscription/37165/6 "2026-06-18T10:22:39Z")

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