The quick edit feature does not seem to work in the new Start plan. It gives the error:
Model unavailable on start
Start includes Composer 2.5 and Cursor Grok 4.5 with fixed settings. Switch to an included model to continue.
I think it is because quick edit is set to “auto” mode by default, which seems to mess with this plan. Don’t know if this is part of a feature that is not included in this plan or a bug.
Thanks!
Steps to Reproduce
Open a file in the Cursor IDE
Press Ctrl+K (or whatever the shortcut is for the quick edit window)
Prompt
Expected Behavior
The quick edit window should be calling an available model (either grok4.5 or composer2.5) and edit the code.
Hey, thanks for the detailed report. This is a real gap on our side, not something with your account.
On the Start plan, the models are fixed (Composer 2.5 and Cursor Grok 4.5 with fixed settings). Auto is intentionally not included in the plan. The problem is that Quick Edit Cmd+K currently defaults to Auto and hits the block, and the Switch to Composer button doesn’t help here. So Quick Edit on this plan ends up with no model it can use. I’ve reported this internally as a bug.
As a workaround for now, use Agent chat Ctrl+L or Ctrl+I with the models included in your plan. Edits work fine there.
I can’t share an ETA for a fix yet. Once I have an update, I’ll reply in the thread.
Thanks, hopefully team fix this fast. I’ve bought this plan just for this, I was using claude code for now and i am still using it, just for quick edits, claude take lots of time hence bought this plan.
Hey, I understand you can’t give any eta for this however, don’t you think the plan is useless because of this since most people using this plan want quick edits ?
Hey, thanks for getting back to me. Totally get it, it’s frustrating. You got the plan mainly for quick edits, and that’s the one thing that isn’t working.
Until it’s fixed, you can do edits via Agent chat with Ctrl+L or Ctrl+I using the models included in your plan Composer 2.5 and Cursor Grok 4.5. That works normally. It’s not a full replacement for Cmd+K, but it should cover most use cases without switching to another tool.
We’re tracking the issue, but I can’t share an ETA yet. As soon as I have an update, I’ll reply right here in the thread.
We’ve fixed Quick Edit, Ctrl+K, on the Start plan since your report. Requests that previously failed with “Model unavailable on start” should now work with Composer 2.5. You don’t need to update Cursor. This was a server-side change.
Could you give it a quick try?
Open a file in Cursor.
Press Ctrl+K.
Enter a prompt and submit it.
Let me know if you still see the “Model unavailable” error.
Hey @deanrie, thanks for looking into this and fixing it.
Unfortunately, I won’t be able to validate it now since I upgraded to the Pro plan. However, I remember that during my last days on the Starter plan, I was able to use Quick Edit. Although that was about a month ago, so I’m not sure whether the fix was already in place at that time.
The only thing I noticed was that when I used Quick Edit to ask a quick question (Alt + Enter), the response was added as an inline comment rather than appearing in the Quick Edit window. I remember the response appearing in the Quick Edit window when I first started using Cursor about a year ago. I’m not sure whether this is an intentional change or a bug.
Edit: I tried the /explain (alt + enter on quick edit) feature on my Pro plan just now. Same problem (or not a problem, depending on whether this is a feature or a bug), the explanation is added as inline comment(s).
Hey, I’m glad Quick Edit is working on the Start plan now. Thanks for the update.
About the second issue, where the answer to Alt+Enter or /explain appears as an inline comment instead of in the Quick Edit window, I’m not sure yet if that change is intended. I’d like to take a closer look.
Could you start a separate thread for this quick question behavior? That’ll make it easier to track without it getting lost in the resolved Start plan thread. If you can, please include:
A short screen recording showing you open a file, press Ctrl+K, ask a question with Alt+Enter, and show where the answer appears
Your Cursor version, which looks like 3.23.23, and your OS
Let me know when you’ve created the thread, or if you need help with the steps.
