GPT-5 is not currently enabled in the slow pool. Please select another model, or enable usage-based pricing to get more fast requests

Support Bug Reports
1

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

ive hit my 500/500 hard limit, i would of expected the auto mode to ignore gpt 5.0 but its not i just keep getting the

GPT-5 is not currently enabled in the slow pool. Please select another model, or enable usage-based pricing to get more fast requests.

and cursor doesnt proceed, ive checked and im on the latest version that i could download.

Steps to Reproduce

max the chat gpt 5.0 limit then try and generate responses in auto mode

Expected Behavior

expected to ignore gpot 5.0 and use a lesser agent

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.7.52 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 9675251a06b1314d50ff34b0cbe5109b78f848c0
Date: 2025-10-17T01:41:03.967Z
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 10.0.26200

For AI issues: which model did you use?

was in auto mode

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

3

hi @Phil_Gibbings thank you for the detailed report. I have sent the issue to the team so it can be fixed.

4

Hey @Phil_Gibbings , this was a temporary capacity issue regarding GPT-5, but this should be resolved now - thanks for the report :folded_hands:

7

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I hit the 500 limit, but tried using auto mode and got the slow pool error “GPT-5.1 is not currently enabled in the slow pool. Please select another model, or enable usage-based pricing to get more fast requests.”
I am on the latest version.

Steps to Reproduce

After the 500 limit, use auto mode.

Expected Behavior

Expect it to use the lower models.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.1.47
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 2d3ce3499c15efd55b6b8538ea255eb7ba4266b0
Date: 2025-12-04T02:31:50.567Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 23.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

8

same issue here trying to use 5.2 codex. It makes sense since I have available credits on my account.

Version: 2.4.31 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 3578107fdf149b00059ddad37048220e41681000
Date: 2026-02-08T07:42:24.999Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.2.0

9

I’m getting same issue on Windows, using any specific model other than auto

2.5.20
511523af765daeb1fa69500ab0df5b6524424610
x64

claude-4.6-opus-high-thinking is not available in the slow pool. Please switch to auto or Auto.

10

Request ID: c4e44667-51eb-4c2b-9835-0417b10628f9
Increase limits for faster responses claude-4.6-opus-high is not available in the slow pool. Please switch to Auto.
VXe: Increase limits for faster responses claude-4.6-opus-high is not available in the slow pool. Please switch to Auto.
at upA (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:32115:39560)
at cpA (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:32115:38717)
at fpA (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:32116:5088)
at uol.run (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:32116:9098)
at async crt.runAgentLoop (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:44360:7632)
at async wOl.streamFromAgentBackend (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:44408:8884)
at async wOl.getAgentStreamResponse (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:44408:9837)
at async ALe.submitChatMaybeAbortCurrent (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:32182:15752)
at async Js (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:43415:4781)