# Why does the cursor still require max mode to be enabled even though Claude has already opened up one million context windows?

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/why-does-the-cursor-still-require-max-mode-to-be-enabled-even-though-claude-has-already-opened-up-one-million-context-windows/154722>\
**Category:** Discussions\
**Tags:** max-mode, anthropic\
**Created:** [March 14, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/why-does-the-cursor-still-require-max-mode-to-be-enabled-even-though-claude-has-already-opened-up-one-million-context-windows/154722 "2026-03-14T02:05:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/why-does-the-cursor-still-require-max-mode-to-be-enabled-even-though-claude-has-already-opened-up-one-million-context-windows/154722/3 "2026-03-22T15:29:49Z")

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Hey, this was already answered in a similar thread here: [Anthropic just announced 1M context GA at standard pricing for Opus 4.6 & Sonnet 4.6, when will Cursor reflect this?](https://forum.cursor.com/t/anthropic-just-announced-1m-context-ga-at-standard-pricing-for-opus-4-6-sonnet-4-6-when-will-cursor-reflect-this/154701)

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