Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?
Cursor IDE
Describe the Bug
High Load error tells me to “switch to Auto” even when I’m already using Auto, and tells me to “switch to … another model” even when using free.
[This bug report is NOT about the underlying High Load error, which has been reported elsewhere. It is about the incorrect error messages the IDE shows in this situation.]
Steps to Reproduce
Several times this week, starting an agent in “plan” mode with “Auto” selected.
This has happened both for me (in Pro), and for a colleague I was trying to persuade to switch to Cursor (in free).
Expected Behavior
This should give a useful warning message.
In particular, it should NOT tell me to “switch to Auto” mode when I am already in Auto mode.
For my colleague, who was using Free, the message told him to “switch to … another model”, which then gives the error that he couldn’t do that on free.
Screenshots / Screen Recordings
Operating System
MacOS
Version Information
Version: 2.4.31
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 3578107fdf149b00059ddad37048220e41681000
Date: 2026-02-08T07:42:24.999Z (1 mo ago)
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0
For AI issues: which model did you use?
Auto
Does this stop you from using Cursor
Yes - Cursor is unusable