I’m just speculating here:
Cursor hosts it own models in the USA on AWS Bedrock IIRC. There is no direct IDE ↔ Model Provider connection.
However Cursor has to follow the T&C of it’s AI providers, or they will cancel Cursor’s service. Likely Cursor got hit with some legal from Anthropic or Gemini for giving free access to Chinese, Russians or Iranian - whereas those countries citizens technically can’t access the AI themselves directly
I think they love their paying users - but US companies are subject US government same as Chinese companies are subject to Chinese gov’t.
If the government comes in and says you can’t provide X to this region, then it goes downstream. It’s US gov’t → Anthropic/OpenAI/Google/xAI → Cursor (and others at the application layer)
Getting access to Anthropic through Cursor was kinda of a work-around and it worked for a while, but now US gov’t is cracking down. This ■■■■ is purely political. Anthropic and Google don’t care about geopolitics, they want to make $$$, so any regional controls always come from the gov’t
Did I say Cursor is the model provider? No. But Cursor uses those APIs, OpenAI, Anthropic, etc. Which are under U.S. export restrictions. If those providers block China, Cursor can’t do much. Also, Anthropic just got up to $200M from the U.S. DoD, you think they’re risking that for Chinese access?
Apparently, Azure OpenAI can be used in China.
And what are the boundaries of “follow the API provider terms”? Does generating content using an API provider and then making it visible to Chinese users automatically violate the API provider’s terms? If so, then countless code snippets on GitHub, generated by API providers, would be in violation simply by being seen by Chinese users. Similarly, numerous platforms use OpenAI to generate content; would all of them be in violation of OpenAI’s terms if they don’t restrict access from China?
I believe API providers restrict direct access for Chinese users to comply with U.S. law. However, Cursor, as an intermediary and a direct consumer of the API provider, shouldn’t need its users to also adhere to the API provider’s regional restrictions.
You’re overcomplicating it. Cursor’s bound by the use case and distribution rules in the API provider’s ToS, especially Anthropic’s, which are strict. It’s not just about who clicks a button, it’s about where the content is served and how it’s accessed. Azure might allow access in China with special approvals, Cursor doesn’t. That’s the difference.
TL;DR : Standard Azure (global) is effectively blocked in China. To use Azure inside mainland China, you must go through the China-only version hosted by 21Vianet.
Source : https://appinchina.co/a-guide-to-microsoft-azure-in-china/
You can already find further information on region availability in our docs page linked above, but to make it easier, here are the latest links from the main provides regarding their region availability:
Hurry up and fund DeepSeek so they can release new models faster—and keep them proprietary.
as Manus have moved to Singapore. If one day even the regular models on Cursor become inaccessible, then a refund will really be necessary.
Only these models?
Why? Nvidia H20 has just been lifted from the US ban on the Chinese market
Nvidia’s H20 chip got export clearance, yeah, but that’s hardware, and only their “watered-down” model. OpenAI/Anthropic API access is software, and still blocked under U.S. export rules. Two different lanes.
i am very angry!!!
The Chinese guy and other was sanctioned country 's guy ,maybe it’s to change to other tool
Freedom of speech only applies to the government. Private companies in private places like a private forum can do whatever they want. The weird part is auto translation software is free and included in most browsers.
I subscribe to Cursor’s service every month. Although there are many models, I mainly use claude-4’s model. If claude no longer supports China, I will not consider using Cursor again. I believe this is the idea of most Chinese users, which will be a huge loss to Cursor. I hope the official will pay attention to it and give an explanation to Chinese users.
refunded
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This reveals the arrogance of this software service provider, which showed utter disregard for its users by implementing an IP policy update without notifying any customers. As an annual subscriber, I am deeply disappointed and have already requested a refund. When a software vendor neglects even its paying users, I believe it won’t be long before it collapses.
because the limit was added today