# Grok 4.5 Removed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** grok\ **Created:** [September 4, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631 "2026-09-04T19:03:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grant\_Chatterton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b38774/32.png) [@Grant\_Chatterton](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Grant_Chatterton)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/1 "2026-09-04T19:03:31Z")
I just updated Cursor and noticed that Grok 4.5 disappeared from the model selector. Why was it removed? I can totally understand wanting to push people to use the newest version being 4.6, but 4.5 worked better for my workflows. ---
**Author:** ![DannyB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/dannyb/32/119004_2.png) [@DannyB](https://forum.cursor.com/u/DannyB)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/7 "2026-09-05T18:15:43Z")
4.5 and 4.6 are the same price, if that’s the reason for your question [Models & Pricing | Cursor Docs](https://cursor.com/docs/models-and-pricing?utm_source=chatgpt.com) ---
**Author:** ![Aron\_Phillimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Aron\_Phillimore](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Aron_Phillimore)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/8 "2026-09-05T21:13:41Z")
That’s frustrating, 4.5 is the better model in my opinion for collaborative workflows. ---
**Author:** ![Georgy\_Orlov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Georgy\_Orlov](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Georgy_Orlov)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/9 "2026-09-06T00:17:53Z")
Indeed, I compared them, and in my experience, Grok 4.5 handled code and agent tasks significantly better than model 4.6. Grok 4.6 takes too long to reason and makes mistakes when selecting and using tools. Grok 4.5 never did that. It will be a real pity if xAI buries model 4.5 in a couple of months and decommissions it. According to my personal observations, at the moment this is the best model for everyday tasks among all those available in Cursor. ![1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/b/9/b986f1855b7056af8b586a44d19a8fb0e9935b2a.png) ![2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/5/f/5f59d80302a072e98a382f3c4bef7d3277fcf987.png) ---
**Author:** ![Nafis\_Islam\_Kabbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Nafis\_Islam\_Kabbo](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Nafis_Islam_Kabbo)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/10 "2026-09-06T06:35:37Z")
4.5 is efficient and costs less token than 4.6 ---
**Author:** ![Jayesh\_Singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Jayesh\_Singh](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Jayesh_Singh)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/11 "2026-09-06T06:37:08Z")
For me Grok 4.5 worked significantly faster and was quite a bit more cost efficient. I reach for 4.6 only when I need deep reasoning. Can we have 4.5 back please? ---
**Author:** ![Jayesh\_Singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Jayesh\_Singh](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Jayesh_Singh)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/12 "2026-09-06T06:40:04Z")
4.5 uses much less tokens compared to 4.6 ---
**Author:** ![lpw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@lpw](https://forum.cursor.com/u/lpw)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/13 "2026-09-06T10:56:21Z")
Right, 4.6 just doesn’t listen to instructions on top of being stupid. Time to remove my Cursor subscription. 4.5 was the only reason I kept it so far, buggy product and not getting much value for non-cursor models compared to api price anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Someguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/someguy/32/87311_2.png) [@Someguy](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Someguy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/16 "2026-09-07T06:14:24Z")
I’m also lost for words here. Cursor is back where it made these same hallucinating decisions a year ago… Unbelievable… ---
**Author:** ![RawToast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/rawtoast/32/46253_2.png) [@RawToast](https://forum.cursor.com/u/RawToast)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/18 "2026-09-07T06:20:44Z")
Sad to see it go, but this might just be because they need to make room for a new model later this month… 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![xisean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/7ea924/32.png) [@xisean](https://forum.cursor.com/u/xisean)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/19 "2026-09-07T06:56:25Z")
composer 3? ---
**Author:** ![jianli\_shang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@jianli\_shang](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jianli_shang)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/20 "2026-09-07T07:29:42Z")
Now I feel Cursor’s internal management is a total mess and extremely unstable. Especially with Grok 4.5 disappearing, I’ve already applied for a full refund. Without Grok 4.5, Cursor is completely useless. Grok 4.6 is nothing short of a joke — I wouldn’t use it even if it were free. ---
**Author:** ![jianli\_shang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@jianli\_shang](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jianli_shang)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/22 "2026-09-07T07:36:28Z")
You got this sorted out? ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Howard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Robert\_Howard](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Robert_Howard)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/23 "2026-09-07T07:37:12Z")
I’m back to composer 2.5, 4.6 is worse than gemini 3.0 ---
**Author:** ![Someguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/someguy/32/87311_2.png) [@Someguy](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Someguy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/24 "2026-09-07T06:02:00Z")
I took a holiday on cursor this weekend and returned today and see that the IDE is now on ‘Auto’ by default all of a sudden and the Grok 4.5 model has disappeared. Are you really kidding me here? Are we forced into a model use we don’t want? Have you guys read the forum on how 4.5 is much better performing then 4.6 and just decide to eliminate 4.5 and force ‘Auto’. I’m lost for words… I hoped downgrading to 3.18 solved it, but no, this is no matter which version you’re on. Version: 3.19.13 (system setup) VS Code Extension API: 1.128.0 Commit: dd066f332fcea7382764400fde902f61920648d0 Date: 2026-09-04T17:41:16.065Z Layout: IDE Build Type: Stable Release Track: Default Electron: 42.10.0 Chromium: 148.0.7778.280 Node.js: 24.18.1 V8: 14.8.178.38-electron.0 xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.291 OS: Windows\_NT x64 10.0.26200 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/e/0/e0c8c15de1ddce3a1f7bf6a5f23a28fc8bcf4b37.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/6/c/6c95779d550787822b8908929098cbc5a62b79e0.png) **Does this stop you from using Cursor?** 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/25 "2026-09-07T06:02:19Z")
Hi there! We detected that this may be a bug report, so we’ve moved your post to the **Bug Reports** category. To help us investigate and fix this faster, could you edit your original post to include the details from the template below? > **Bug Report Template - Click to expand** > > **Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?** > > - Editor, Tab & Chat (autocomplete, Composer, in-editor agent) > - Terminal & commands > - Models, pricing & API keys (availability, Auto/Max, BYOK/Bedrock) > - MCP & tools > - Cloud Agents & Automations ([cursor.com/agents](http://cursor.com/agents), scheduled/event) > - BugBot & Code Review > - Cursor CLI > - Cursor Mobile > - Remote (SSH / Dev Containers / WSL) > - Account, billing & login > - Something else… > > * * * > > **Describe the Bug** > A clear and concise description of what the bug is. > > * * * > > **Steps to Reproduce** > How can you reproduce this bug? We have a much better chance at fixing issues if we can reproduce them! > > 1. … > 2. … > 3. … > > * * * > > **Expected Behavior** > What is meant to happen here that isn’t working correctly? > > * * * > > **Screenshots / Screen Recordings** > If applicable, attach images or videos (.jpg, .png, .gif, .mp4, .mov) > > * * * > > **Operating System** > > - Windows 10/11 > - MacOS > - Linux > > * * * > > **Version Information** > > - For Cursor IDE: Menu → About Cursor → Copy > - For Cursor CLI: Run `agent about` in your terminal > > ```auto > IDE: > Version: 2.xx.x > VSCode Version: 1.105.1 > Commit: ...... > > CLI: > CLI Version 2026.01.17-d239e66 > > ``` > > * * * > > **For AI issues: which model did you use?** > Model name (e.g., Sonnet 4, Tab…) > > * * * > > **For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled** > Request ID: f9a7046a-279b-47e5-ab48-6e8dc12daba1 > For Background Agent issues, also post the ID: bc-… > > * * * > > **Additional Information** > Add any other context about the problem here. > > * * * > > **Does this stop you from using Cursor?** > > - Yes - Cursor is unusable > - Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor > - No - Cursor works, but with this issue The more details you provide, the easier it is for us to reproduce and fix the issue. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Someguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/someguy/32/87311_2.png) [@Someguy](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Someguy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/31 "2026-09-07T08:34:24Z")
Nope 4.6 is still \*\*\*\*-up my codebase here. Cursor is becoming useless 😡 ---
**Author:** ![Someguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/someguy/32/87311_2.png) [@Someguy](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Someguy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/33 "2026-09-07T08:43:28Z")
Musk announced 4.7 for this week. But yeah, probably moooore tokens use so more expensive eventually for us as end-user and not to mention better then 4.6 (or 4.5 in this case) I will have to see that before believing it. All these announcements are marketing based, not real product improvements… ---
**Author:** ![jianli\_shang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@jianli\_shang](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jianli_shang)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/35 "2026-09-07T08:59:07Z")
Great marketing, terrible real‑world experience. I am preparing to move away from Cursor. ---
**Author:** ![Ram2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@Ram2](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Ram2)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631/37 "2026-09-07T09:16:15Z")
This is so sad.. I might leave cursor now for this bad decision [Next page](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-4-5-removed/170631.md?page=2)