What the max mode change in Grok 4.5

[Colin]

Hey there!

It shouldn’t cost you any more tokens. The 20% upcharge on Max Mode requests was recently removed for users on usage-based plans.

Max Mode doesn’t make a lot of sense for users on usage-based plans (it used to be the only way to signal you wanted a larger context window), and has become quite a confusing vestigial part of Cursor. We’re removing it very soon.

What does Cursor removing “Max Mode” mean for usage-based pricing users?

Hi there, For a while now, it has been possible to explicitly select a context window in Cursor. [Screenshot 2026-07-13 at 18.46.28] When Max Mode was first introduced, it was the only way to signal that you wanted a larger context window. Now that there’s another way to do this, Max Mode is no longer needed. This change has no impact on pricing (the 20% upcharge for Max Mode was removed a few months ago for users on usage-based plans) and won’t affect the quality of your results. It’s just…