Cursor CLI use MAX mode for the Claude Sonnet 4 model

Bug Reports
1

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor CLI

Describe the Bug

When you select the the Claude Sonnet 4 in the CLI it uses Max model, which explodes the request usage.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Run CLI
  2. Select Sonnet-4 as the model
  3. MAX mode is enabled

Expected Behavior

Use regular model and it should be shown if MAX model is selected

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu ā†’ About Cursor ā†’ Copy)

Version: 1.6.26
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 6af2d906e8ca91654dd7c4224a73ef17900ad730
Date: 2025-09-16T17:12:31.697Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 23.3.0

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Sonnet 4

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

1 Like
2

Yes, same issue here. we cant turn off max mode in cursor cli

3

Iā€™m having the same issue

4

Hey, at the moment the Claude Sonnet/Opus models in Cursor CLI only work in Max mode.