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Cursor AI uses older models despite newer options being available

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A user on Reddit's Cursor subreddit is questioning why the Cursor IDE's subagent feature is defaulting to older models like GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.2 for coding tasks. Despite configuring the system to use newer and potentially more cost-effective models such as GPT-5.3 Codex or GPT-5.4, the subagents continue to utilize the older versions. This behavior is observed even when Composer 2 is explicitly set as the default model for subagents in the Cursor configuration. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential issues with model version management and configuration in AI-powered development tools.

RANK_REASON User is reporting unexpected behavior in a product's configuration regarding model selection.

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Cursor AI uses older models despite newer options being available

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 Dansk(DA) · /u/Independent-Cake338 ·

    Subagents using older models?

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1t6jkoc/subagents_using_older_models/"> <img alt="Subagents using older models?" src="https://preview.redd.it/ol3mfu3rgrzg1.png?width=140&amp;height=72&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=f6f9a6d9d98427f5100ecd24e5d244af77df3296"…

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