# How to add a custom model like DeepSeek-V3 (which is OpenAI compatible)

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-add-a-custom-model-like-deepseek-v3-which-is-openai-compatible/37423>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 26, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-add-a-custom-model-like-deepseek-v3-which-is-openai-compatible/37423 "2024-12-26T10:37:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![alehano](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/alehano/32/17895_2.png) [@alehano](https://forum.cursor.com/u/alehano)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-add-a-custom-model-like-deepseek-v3-which-is-openai-compatible/37423/22 "2024-12-30T14:09:31Z")

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Here is my post how to add DeepSeek into Cursor.

> <https://x.com/halpindev/status/1859240940319162382?s=46>

It works great in chat and completions. But Composer not allow using external models. We should push Cursor team to add this feature.

> <https://x.com/halpindev/status/1859240946333794424>

> <https://x.com/halpindev/status/1859240949462757846>

UPD: You should add deepseek-chat model. And don’t have to disable sonnet models

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