What model choice for Cursor support?

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Hi, is there a recommended AI model for questions about Cursor settings and tips?

I noticed the Grok model didn’t give me a great answer about Cursor settings. It failed to point out the mousewheel zoom option in settings when I asked how to zoom with mouse wheel. Switching the model to “auto” gave me the accurate answer. I got good results in coding tasks with Grok, not so much Cursor know-how.

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Hey, thanks for the request.

This is expected behavior. All LLMs have a knowledge cutoff date, which means they don’t have information after that point. Because of that, they may give inaccurate answers about Cursor settings and features.

For Cursor requests, I recommend:

  • Use Auto mode, it automatically picks the best model for the task
  • Use chat web search to get up-to-date info
  • Check the official docs: Cursor Docs
  • Check the changelog: Changelog · Cursor

You can read more here: AI provides inaccurate information about Cursor itself - destroys user trust

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