What changes if I enable my own API key for OpenAI models?

Does it affect autocomplete? Can I modify the system prompts? Basically, what changes when I enable an API key for use inside Cursor?

Hi @RationallyPrime

If you don’t have the Pro plan, using your API key limits access to certain features like Cursor Tab, Composer, and Apply code. The other functions should work properly. What advantages do you see in using your key?

@deanrie , hi. If I have Pro plan and turn on my own API key from OpenAI, will autocomplete feature work with it? Or autocomplete works only with Cursor custom models?

Hi, if you have a Pro subscription and activate your API key, autocomplete will work. But yes, this is our own model. Without a subscription, even if you have a key, it won’t work.