The new Cursor 2.0 model selection no longer shows whether it is a thinking model or not. Previously you knew whether you were on a thinking or non-thinking model just at a glance. In 2.0, the brain icon is not shown next to the model, so I am constantly having to click and see if I’m using a thinking or non-thinking model (depending on the chat, I use one or the other as I feel most appropriate, so its never the same model, never even the same type of model…it could be Claude or something else.)
Steps to Reproduce
Select thinking model.
Expected Behavior
Selected model display should always show whether it is thinking or not by showing the brain icon for thinking models.
Operating System
MacOS
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
i dont think that it is a bag. I think they took it out because there was not enough space because of additional icons like language browser audio
so you just nned be sure which model you use and that’s all
Right, and because I use multiple models, I’m constantly having to check and make sure that I’m usnig the right model now, because a thinking model is very different from a non-thinking one in many ways.
Seems to be plenty of space. At the very least, if there is plenty of space, they should show it, and only hide the brain if they are literally running up against the icons on the right-hand side.
The chat window no longer shows an indicator for whether the currently selected model is a thinking or non-thinking variant.
In other words, there is no visual distinction between thinking and non-thinking variants of the same model. Sonnet 4.5 and Sonnet 4.5 thinking are both displayed as just Sonnet 4.5 in the chat box when “currently selected”.
Steps to Reproduce
Open a new chat.
Select a thinking model from the dropdown (especially one like Sonnet 4.5, which has both a thinking and non-thinking variant).
Look at the model name in the chat box. It won’t have the little brain icon, or any other “thinking model” indicator.
Expected Behavior
I expect some visual distinction to be present for thinking models. Older versions of cursor did this by putting the little brain icon next to the model name. Doing the same for 2.0.x and above would be ideal.
I switch between thinking and non-thinking Claude models very frequently. Having no visual distinction between the two model types is making me second-guess myself multiple times in the middle of each chat, which is frustrating, especially since this wasn’t an issue on earlier cursor versions. A fix would be much appreciated!
I just noticed MAX mode has the same issue as well. In 1.7.x and earlier, the “currently selected” model in the chatbox would become the purple/blue gradient to show when MAX mode was selected. However, that is also no longer the case in 2.0.x.
