Grok code fast 1 - Connecting error?

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Anyone facing issues using grok code fast 1 since morning? Keeps saying “We’re having trouble connecting to the model provider. This might be temporary - please try again in a moment.”

Steps to Reproduce

Start Cursor IDE.
Select “Grok Code Fast 1” max mode. Prompt. Hit enter

Expected Behavior

Prompt is acted on

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.5.11 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 2f2737de9aa376933d975ae30290447c910fdf40
Date: 2025-09-05T03:48:32.332Z (4 days ago)
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.0.0

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Grok Code Fast 1

For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled

(Request ID: 483e6355-9fc5-41cf-8e67-ac0aaf16a542)

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

Thanks for reporting this! It is working for me and I don’t see any other reports on this. Can you check if it is working for you now? If not, can you confirm if other models are working for you?

If other models aren’t working either, please try these steps:

  • Go to Cursor Settings → Network → Run Diagnostics to check your connection

  • If you’re on a corporate network or VPN, try disabling it temporarily and testing again

  • If the network test shows issues or you’re on a restricted network, try disabling HTTP/2 in app settings (Cmd + , → search “HTTP/2” → enable “Disable HTTP/2”)

Please let us know if this still happens after these steps.

Hi Sanjeed5,

I quit cursor and restarted and it worked for a while and then again the same issue.

I tried with GPT 5 mini preview and it is working. Seems an issue only with the grok model.

Could be a temporary issue with the model provider then. You can also try auto mode so that it chooses models with better availability.

I do not wish to use auto. Also this model works just fine in VS Code.