Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Auto mode is consistently very slow for me. If I manually select any available model, responses are fast. As soon as I switch back to Auto, the slowdown returns immediately. Steps to Reproduce Open a new chat Send a short …

Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue. Auto mode goes through extra routing steps on the server that don’t happen when you pick a model manually, and that adds latency. The team is aware and is working on improving the routing. For now, like you noticed, the workaround is to pick a mode…

Auto mode is extremely slow, but all manually selected models are fast

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Auto mode is extremely slow, but all manually selected models are fast

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