# When using my own API key, is the context length limited by the cursor, or is it the full context length?

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-using-my-own-api-key-is-the-context-length-limited-by-the-cursor-or-is-it-the-full-context-length/102595>\
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**Created:** [June 11, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-using-my-own-api-key-is-the-context-length-limited-by-the-cursor-or-is-it-the-full-context-length/102595 "2025-06-11T02:51:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-using-my-own-api-key-is-the-context-length-limited-by-the-cursor-or-is-it-the-full-context-length/102595/1 "2025-06-11T02:51:18Z")

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I want to use Gemini to achieve a 1M context length, but I’m not sure if this is possible.