# OpenAI API Key forces all models through OpenAI endpoint

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/openai-api-key-forces-all-models-through-openai-endpoint/95116>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [May 22, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/openai-api-key-forces-all-models-through-openai-endpoint/95116 "2025-05-22T16:39:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![eburgos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/eburgos/32/41528_2.png) [@eburgos](https://forum.cursor.com/u/eburgos)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/openai-api-key-forces-all-models-through-openai-endpoint/95116/1 "2025-05-22T16:39:53Z")

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- Current behavior: When setting an OpenAI API key, Cursor attempts to route all model requests (including Claude) through OpenAI’s endpoint

- Expected behavior: OpenAI API key should only be used for OpenAI models, while other models should continue using Cursor’s default service

- Version info: Cursor v0.50.5 (Universal)

- System info: Darwin arm64 24.5.0

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**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:** [June 21, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/openai-api-key-forces-all-models-through-openai-endpoint/95116/2 "2025-06-21T16:40:07Z")

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