No Verify button for Azure OpenAI Model in Pro Plan

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Cursor IDE version 3.3.30 and the account is Pro Plan.
I am trying to connect to Azure OpenAI but after enter the information (Base URL, Deployment Name, API Key) No verify button appear for me to verify if it works. I try to select the model to use but the one I entered didn’t appear.

Steps to Reproduce

Install Cursor IDE. Go to Settings > Models. In the Azure OpenAI, enter information. No Verify button appear. Enable it and try to select the model you just entered.

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Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Cursor Version: 3.3.30
VScodeVersion: 1.105.1

For AI issues: which model did you use?

gpt-5.4

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

5

Hey, everything’s working as expected. There isn’t a separate Verify button in the Azure OpenAI section, and there isn’t one for other BYOK providers (OpenAI, Claude, Bedrock, etc.) either. The flow is:

  1. Fill in Base URL, Deployment Name, and API Key.
  2. Toggle Azure OpenAI to ON (top right in the same section).
  3. Confirm the warning modal. At that point, Cursor validates and saves the config.

For the second part, your custom deployment name (gpt-5.4 in your case) won’t show up in the model picker. That’s by design. Azure BYOK doesn’t add new models to the list, it routes the standard OpenAI models (GPT-5, GPT-5.1, etc.) through your Azure deployment. Just pick the model you want from the picker like usual, and requests will go through Azure using the Base URL and Deployment Name you set.

If requests still aren’t going through Azure after you turn the toggle on, send the Request ID and we can check what Azure is returning.

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Hi!
I am switching to Cursor from VSCode. My VSCode’s model settings for my Azure OpenAI model looked as follows:

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Those settings work in VSCode.

Now, in Cursor, I configured the url as my Base URL, id as my Deployment Name and the API Key as the API Key.

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I have turned off every other model except the 5.1 series.

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However, I don’t get the GPT 5.1 models in my model selector dropdown. I only see Auto and the option to Upgrade to Pro.

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Hey, thanks for the details and screenshots. The key point is that your picker only shows Auto and the Upgrade to Pro button. That means your account is currently on the Free plan.

That’s the reason. On Free, only Auto is available. Manually selecting a specific model, including routing through your own Azure BYOK, requires at least Pro. Your Azure setup (Base URL, Deployment Name, API Key) looks correct, but you won’t be able to pick GPT-5.1 in the selector on Free, so the model stays locked to Auto.

This is intentional behavior, not a bug. The same case is explained here: Ask mode with my own API Key required Pro Subscription

If you upgrade to Pro, GPT-5.1 models will show up in the picker and requests will go through your Azure deployment. If anything still doesn’t work after upgrading, send the Request ID and we can check what Azure is returning.