I’ve noticed that Cursor IDE keeps switching from Claude to Composer mode quietly and without any notification. This happens seamlessly in the background, making it easy to miss.
I understand the need to manage resources, but I’m a paying customer. These silent cost-saving tactics feel dishonest and undermine trust in the product.
Please either:
Keep users on their selected model consistently
Or at minimum, provide a clear notification when switching occurs
Transparency matters, especially for a paid service.
The team is already aware of an issue where the selected model doesn’t load correctly when switching modes. Any extra details will help us understand your case.
this happens when i start new chat . for example i select sonnet then click on Send button and it resets to Composer 1. then i need to stop and to set again to sonnet
Thanks for the details. This is a known issue with saving the selected model.
Temporary workaround: set a default model per mode. In the model dropdown, you can set a default model for Ask, Agent, and other modes. Example: Choose a model for each mode - #3 by Artemonim
The team is working on a fix.
Also, to confirm, which Cursor version are you on? (Help > About)
I have the same issue. The workaround is not working. Every time I try to submit a request in the Agent chat with Gemini Flash or Sonnet - it automatically switches to Composer when I click the “send” button. It forces me to stop the chat and re-select the correct model, but I get charged in the meantime for the chat that already started with Composer, which I did not select!
This is unacceptable! I am getting charged for a model I did not choose! Are you planning to compensate or refund these charges?! Should I contact my account manager?
@cursorcursor This is extremely annoying the composer model is terrible. I remove it from models in settings and it comes back and always switches to composer when starting a new chat or switching from ask to agent. It’s seemsthis is not a bug but intentional.
