The GPT-5.4 High model is no longer appearing in the model selection list in the Cursor IDE desktop app for macOS.
This model was previously available and working normally, but it has disappeared from the available models list. Other models are still visible and selectable.
I have already restarted the application, but the issue persists.
Could you please verify whether this model has been removed, is temporarily unavailable, or if this is a bug affecting the macOS desktop version?
Steps to Reproduce
Open Cursor IDE on macOS
Open any chat, composer, or AI assistant panel
Click the model selector dropdown
Check the list of available models
Observe that “GPT-5.4 High” is missing from the list
Expected Behavior
The GPT-5.4 High model should appear in the model selection dropdown as it did previously and be available for use.
I think this actually kind of makes more sense, especially since it seems like it remembers your selections.
This seems like a better UI than having 10–20 “models” that all have slight variations: GPT-5.4 (low) fast, GPT-5.4 (low) non-fast, GPT-5.4 (low) fast 1M context, GPT-5.4 (low)—and on and on.
Hey, this isn’t a bug. In the latest versions, we updated the UI for the model picker. Instead of separate rows for each option (GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 High, GPT-5.4 Extra High, etc.), there’s now one model, and you set the reasoning level separately.
To pick GPT-5.4 High:
Select GPT-5.4 in the model picker
Hover over the model name and click the edit button
@deanrie I like the improvement but the default of the model should be based on what we were using not the medium reasoning option. If I’m using most of the time gpt 5.4 high before the update, after the update it should default to that model not the medium reasoning effort. It was a shock seeing the change, choosing the model and reasoning effort is something very sensitive, and while in shock I did not even noticed the edit button.
This is a major, non-obvious UI change, with zero notification or anything in the changelog - please don’t do that. Was this from one patch version rather than a minor or major? If so, that makes it even worse.
The change itself is poor for those of us who frequently switch between just two thinking modes (does anyone really use “low”?). Instead of 2 interactions it’s now 4 and much more fiddly, with a tiny edit button.
Right! I just updated Cursor from version 2.5 to the newest version, and I noticed the issue described here. I thought it was a bug at first. I already regret updating—it’s a disaster having to click so many times just to switch between 5.5 and 5.5 Extra High.
New model picker definitely helps with the long lists, but I second the UX feedback that switching between different options/context/efforts for one specific model is a bit harder now. I usually start some tasks with high (or some other specific “setting”) and move to medium later. I guess you can’t make everyone happy.
Something like a “favorite” or “most used” option could be useful to allow quick switching.
