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Cursor IDE users report automatic switching to Claude Sonnet 4.6

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Users of the Cursor IDE have reported instances where the application automatically defaults to using Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 model, even when a different model like Grok 4.5 High has been explicitly selected. This unexpected model switching has led to user frustration due to potentially higher costs for a less capable model. The exact pattern or cause for this behavior remains unclear to affected users. AI

IMPACT Potential for increased costs and reduced performance for users relying on specific AI models within development tools.

RANK_REASON User reports of unexpected software behavior in a specific tool.

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Cursor IDE users report automatic switching to Claude Sonnet 4.6

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/BackgroundControl853 ·

    Cursor Automatically Switching to Sonnet 4.6?

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1v2i5pe/cursor_automatically_switching_to_sonnet_46/"> <img alt="Cursor Automatically Switching to Sonnet 4.6?" src="https://preview.redd.it/cti5witt0leh1.png?width=140&amp;height=60&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=6d8e4db654…

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