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Cursor IDE users praise Composer 2's speed, seek prompting tips

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Users of the Cursor IDE are discussing the Composer 2 model, noting its impressive speed and coding capabilities, which are reportedly based on Kimi models. However, some users find Composer 2 requires very specific prompting compared to more forgiving models like Claude. There is also confusion among users regarding Cursor's automatic model selection, with one user reporting that the IDE defaults to Composer 2 even when they explicitly select Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6. AI

IMPACT Users are sharing tips and troubleshooting issues related to specific AI models within the Cursor IDE, indicating a focus on optimizing the use of these tools.

RANK_REASON User discussion about a specific feature/model within an existing AI-powered tool.

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Cursor IDE users praise Composer 2's speed, seek prompting tips

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Any-Explanation-9275 ·

    Tips for using Composer 2? New to Cursor

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi. </p> <p>I new to using Cursor - coming from Claude Code, Antigravity and most recently GLM coding plan. </p> <p>I am familiar with most of the models in the selection, ut this is my first time working with Composer 2. I have read that it is b…

  2. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/deft_clay ·

    I select Opus 4.6, cursor uses Composer 2. Why?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Why is it doing this? No offence but man I want Opus 4.6. it's just the best.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/deft_clay"> /u/deft_clay </a> <br /> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/curs…

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