Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug In the newest iteration of the agent window model selector, Grok 4.5 receives special treatment. When selected, the name of the model is not shown in the model selector under the text input buffer, just the effort level (e.g. High) which obscures the fact that Grok is selected. Other models are explicitly listed at the bottom of the agent window when selected. Steps to Reproduce Select Grok 4.5 (any effort level) as the agent model – or open a new agent window, which defaults to Grok 4.5 Observe that ‘Grok 4.5’ is not shown in the agent window, just the effort level (e.g. ‘High Fast’) Select a different model, such as Opus 5. Observe that the model name and effort are shown in the agent window (e.g. ‘Opus 5 High’) Expected Behavior All models should have parity with respect to their display in the agent window. The names and effort levels of models in use should always be listed and never be hidden. Operating System Linux Version Information Version: 3.14.7 VS Code Extension API: 1.128.0 Commit: a758f2241ca99fecf380180b6cbdbbce0f1f42c0 Date: 2026-07-30T06:41:34.009Z Layout: IDE Build Type: Stable Release Track: Default Electron: 40.10.3 Chromium: 144.0.7559.236 Node.js: 24.15.0 V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0 xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.291 OS: Linux x64 6.8.0-136-generic For AI issues: which model did you use? Grok 4.5 Does this stop you from using Cursor No - Cursor works, but with this issue

Hey there! @IsshikiSenn is right that this is intentional. With the current model-picker layout some users are seeing, when Grok 4.5 is selected the closed control shows just the effort/speed setting (e.g. High / High Fast) rather than repeating the model name. Other models still show name + effort. Open the picker anytime to confirm it’s Grok 4.5 - that is still the selected model. Same layout is also covered here: Cursor IDE agent window stops showing model and turns on “Fast” by default.

@mohitjain , can you elaborate on the motivation for this behavior? For the record, I’ve been using Grok 4.5 recently, and think it’s a good model, but believe that informing the user about the model they’re using is valuable.

Describe the Bug In Cursor IDE agent window next to Agent/Plan/Debug/Multitask/Ask mode indicator, the model indicator stopped working. Instead of showing Composer/GPT/Grok etc. it shows only something like “High Fast”. It also turns on fast mode for projects, where I did not do that as a user. Steps to Reproduce Update Cursor IDE and open a previous project with a specific chosen agent model and fast mode disabled. Expected Behavior Keep project agent as selected by the user before. Show model. Do not turn on fast mode without user permission. Screenshots / Screen Recordings [HighFast] Operating System Windows 10/11 Version Information Version: 3.14.7 (user setup) VS Code Extension API: 1.128.0 Commit: a758f2241ca99fecf380180b6cbdbbce0f1f42c0 Date: 2026-07-30T06:41:34.009Z Layout: IDE Build Type: Stable Release Track: Default Electron: 40.10.3 Chromium: 144.0.7559.236 Node.js: 24.15.0 V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0 xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.291 OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100 For AI issues: which model did you use? Exactly this is what the cursor GUI stopped to display. Does this stop you from using Cursor No - Cursor works, but with this issue

Grok works well. It is still a cost and CO2 intensive model. So why use Grok when GPT terra can do the work as well?

Hey @rsb, Following up on this one. The model picker now shows the model name next to the effort level for every model, Grok included, so you should no longer see just “High Fast” on its own. This should already be in place on your current version. Could you take a quick look and confirm the model name shows up for you now? If you still only see the effort level, let me know which version you’re on. cc @Joerg_Kunze

Hi @Colin , this is indeed the case (using 3.25.9 ).

Grok 4.5 not shown in agent window model selector when set

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IsshikiSenn (IsshikiSenn) August 5, 2026, 6:28am 4

I think this is intentional, meaning Cursor uses Grok 4.5 as the default model.

Can't see what model I'm using anymore. This can't be feature!

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Grok 4.5 not shown in agent window model selector when set

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