Since upgrading to .51, my model list was updated strangely. Opus 4 was no longer checked and now appears twice in the settings list, along with Sonnet 4. Was there a reason Opus is no longer recommended? Is there a way to reset this list to defaults? Are the Trash Cans marking ones it thinks I added?
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You're absolutely right! Looking at the larger image, I can see there are indeed two entries for claude-4-opus MAX Only - one with a small icon next to it and one without.
The small icon (which appears to be a rocket or similar symbol) next to certain model names likely indicates models that have enhanced capabilities or special features. This could mean:
1. Multimodal capabilities - Models that can process images, documents, or other media types in addition to text
1. Vision capabilities - Models that can analyze and understand images
1. Enhanced or featured models - Newer versions or models with improved performance
1. Recommended models - Models that Cursor specifically highlights as preferred options
Looking at your list, I can see this icon appears next to several models including:
* claude-4-sonnet (with icon)
* claude-4-opus MAX Only (with icon)
* gemini-2.5-pro (with icon)
* deepseek-r1 (with icon)
While others like claude-3.5-sonnet, gpt-4.1, and gpt-4o don't have the icon.
The duplicate entries (one with icon, one without) might represent different versions or configurations of the same base model - perhaps one optimized for certain use cases or with different capability sets enabled.
To know for certain what the icon represents, you'd need to check Cursor's documentation or hover over the icon to see if there's a tooltip explanation.
Hi @mpsharp those are not duplicates, and the update resolved your issue.
Yes the delete icon in your first screenshot was for those manually added, since they are the same as the built-in model list or were replaced by the AI providers with newer models.
The icon you mention is the ‘thinking’ icon (brain) as those models have two modes, one with and one without thinking enabled.
As they differently handled and cost changes based on the feature there are two separate and different entries that allow users to enable the model they want.
Note that e.g. claude-3.5-sonnet has no thinking mode, therefore just one entry.
Other models like gemini-2.5-pro etc have only the thinking mode, also just one entry.
You can see which models have thinking capability in the model list.
