# How do i turn off composer 2? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** openai, composer\ **Created:** [May 13, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-composer-2/160492 "2026-05-13T06:48:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gprethesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/gprethesh/32/23607_2.png) [@gprethesh](https://forum.cursor.com/u/gprethesh)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-composer-2/160492/1 "2026-05-13T06:48:27Z")
Hey, why is Composer 2 being used for reading the code by the ChatGPT 5 agent? ---
**Author:** ![Artemonim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/artemonim/32/56113_2.png) [@Artemonim](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Artemonim)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-composer-2/160492/4 "2026-05-13T07:02:11Z")
Because it saves you money. ---
**Author:** ![kevinn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/kevinn/32/101206_2.png) [@kevinn](https://forum.cursor.com/u/kevinn)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-composer-2/160492/6 "2026-05-13T20:03:14Z")
@gprethesh You can change the default explore subagent in settings here: But yes @Artemonim is right the speed and cost of composer 2 helps! ![SCR-20260513-lqhv](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/1/7/17f2f32371986697b219ccfde7896555e6a6ff42.png) ---
**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:** [August 31, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-composer-2/160492/8 "2026-08-31T19:16:36Z")
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