Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue. Auto mode doesn’t automatically switch to available models when you hit the GPT-5 limit in the slow pool. It’s usually temporary.
To help us investigate, could you share:
- Your Cursor version (Help > About)
- Your subscription tier (Pro or Team)
- Which exact free models you tried, and whether you got the same error
A similar issue is discussed here: GPT-5 is not currently enabled in the slow pool. Please select another model, or enable usage-based pricing to get more fast requests