# Subagent not using my designated one

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/subagent-not-using-my-designated-one/163240>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** subagents\
**Created:** [June 14, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/subagent-not-using-my-designated-one/163240 "2026-06-14T10:22:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![HuaDe\_Huang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@HuaDe\_Huang](https://forum.cursor.com/u/HuaDe_Huang)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/subagent-not-using-my-designated-one/163240/1 "2026-06-14T10:22:06Z")

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### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

### Describe the Bug

I set the explore subagent model to GPT-5.4 Mini, however when it create a subagent, it still using GPT 5.5

### Steps to Reproduce

Everytime the agent creates a subagent.

### Screenshots / Screen Recordings

 ![8d365d6b-a6f0-4799-be59-20e9c3c9ca73.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/0/f/0fa97242386f1bae06c5ef22ba6d0b370eb517ee.png)

### Operating System

Windows 10/11

### Version Information

Version: 3.7.36 (system setup)  
VS Code Extension API: 1.105.1  
Commit: 776d1f9d76df50a4e0aeca61819a88e7c1b861e0  
Date: 2026-06-13T00:31:56.287Z  
Layout: editor  
Build Type: Stable  
Release Track: Default  
Electron: 39.8.1  
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265  
Node.js: 22.22.1  
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0  
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256  
OS: Windows\_NT x64 10.0.26200

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/subagent-not-using-my-designated-one/163240/5 "2026-06-14T11:01:12Z")

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Hey, this is a known issue. Right now, the selection in Explore subagent model isn’t actually applied. Subagents fall back to the Composer or parent model, so you’re seeing a different model than the one you set. It’s not just you, we’re tracking it. More details in this thread: [Explore subagent model doesn't work](https://forum.cursor.com/t/explore-subagent-model-doesnt-work/162113)

I can’t share an ETA for the fix yet. We’ll post an update as soon as we have one.

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/subagent-not-using-my-designated-one/163240/8 "2026-09-21T14:41:15Z")

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Hey, @HuaDe_Huang. Following up on this.

Since June, we’ve made a few changes to how the Explore subagent picks up the model you set in Settings, so it should now use your selection, not the parent agent’s model.

Can you do a quick check on your current version?

1. In Cursor Settings, set Explore subagent model to the model you want, for example, GPT-5.4 Mini.
2. Run a prompt where the agent explores the codebase.
3. Check which model is shown on the Explore subagent card.

If it’s now using the model you selected, no need to reply. If it still shows a different model, tell me which one you set and which one ran instead, and I’ll take another look.