Cursor is removing some of the best non-thinking models and its looking bad

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

So the biggest problem right now is that cursor is removing models that are best suited for inline editing such as Gemini 2.0 Flash. with the latest release of Cursor 2.0 the ability to use 2.0 flash has been removed even when adding the model back in you cannot use 2.0 flash. The only models available now for inline editing are Claude sonnet models that are incredibly expensive so inline editing has become way too expensive.

It doesn’t help that only non thinking models are allowed to be used for inline editing.

Steps to Reproduce

Go into the cursor settings and add a custom model. Use this text specifically: “Gemini 2.0 Flash” and add it to the list then try to use it and watch as an error pops up that tells you that you cannot use this model any longer within cursor.

Expected Behavior

I expected the model to work or for at least for there to be a single inline editor still working other than auto mode. Otto even if it were to be using composer is incredibly expensive versus Gemini 2.0 flash for example.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.0.43 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 8e4da76ad196925accaa169efcae28c45454cce0
Date: 2025-10-30T18:49:27.589Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

Hey, thanks for the report. It looks like Gemini 2.0 Flash throws an error during inline editing because the model name is incorrect.

Please try adding this model:

  • Enter gemini-2.0-flash
  • Try using it with CMD+K or directly in the chat

If the error keeps happening, let me know.