Deepseek-chat API can't be used

[XinChenQC (XinChenQC@computation)]

Dear Cursor Team,

After the latest update, I couldn’t use my customized deepseek-chat API.
The API verification is successful.

When I input something in the dialog windows.

Error happened:

Error: The model deepseek-chat does not work with your current plan or api key.

[deanrie]

Hey, I just checked and it works for me with the same settings. Can you confirm if the issue is resolved? Also, just to clarify, do you have a Pro subscription?

[XinChenQC (XinChenQC@computation)]

Thank you so much for your reply. I don’t have a Pro subscription.

And this issue is not solved yet, more details:

Version: 0.50.6 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.96.2
Commit: f3f2ad556456ff2df80332923bb1e2a818110d10
Date: 2025-05-23T02:42:52.592Z
Electron: 34.3.4
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.18.3
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

[Eddy]

you used it only with ASK right?

for that a Pro Subscription shouldnt be necessary if i recall correctly?

[XinChenQC (XinChenQC@computation)]

Thanks for your help,

Yes, I used it only for ‘ask’

And,

[Eddy]

without Pro Subscription we cant use external Keys anymore?

was not pro for 3 days and back then gemini worked without Pro

[deanrie]

I’m checking with the team on this issue, stay tuned.

[sskmx (ssk)]

I also encountered the same issue. I’m not a Pro user, and the DeepSeekV3 API cannot be used in chat mode, with the same error message.

[XinChenQC (XinChenQC@computation)]

Please note that the latest updates didn’t resolve this issue. Thank you

[ManifoldsHu]

I encountered the same issue, deepseek-chat do not work for cursor ask. I also cancelled all other models, only deepseek-chat left.

My cursor version is 0.50.5, os is win 10

I tried reinstalling cursor, and deleting all related files in my user folder (the AppData folder). It worked for a while, but failed again after several days (maybe something was written to app data folder?).