# High Load Cursor Grok 4.5/4.6

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/high-load-cursor-grok-4-5-4-6/168716>\
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**Tags:** grok\
**Created:** [August 18, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/high-load-cursor-grok-4-5-4-6/168716 "2026-08-18T07:29:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/high-load-cursor-grok-4-5-4-6/168716/9 "2026-08-20T09:17:42Z")

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Hey, thanks for the report. The “High Load” / “We’re experiencing high demand” message for Grok 4.5/4.6 shows up when the model provider is temporarily overloaded. It’s not related to your account or your Cursor setup, and it has nothing to do with usage.

What you can do right now:

- Switch to Auto, it routes your request around the overloaded model
- Pick a different model during peak load
- Try again in a few minutes, load comes in waves and usually drops

We’ve also seen this over the last couple of weeks in other threads, for example ["High load" all the time](https://forum.cursor.com/t/high-load-all-the-time/168835) and [Frequent "High Load" errors in Cursor](https://forum.cursor.com/t/frequent-high-load-errors-in-cursor/168832). We’re tracking Grok availability. Let me know if the issue still happens after switching to Auto.

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