Does Cursor work with Standard Compute?

Yes. Cursor supports a custom OpenAI-compatible base URL, so it works with Standard Compute. Set the base URL to https://api.stdcmpt.com/v1, paste your API key, and set the model to "standardcompute".

What base URL do I use for Cursor?

Use https://api.stdcmpt.com/v1 as the OpenAI-compatible base URL in Cursor, with your Standard Compute API key and the model "standardcompute".

Do I need to change my code or model names?

No code changes. The model "standardcompute" routes each request to a frontier or an efficient model, so you don't pick or update model names; an exact model ID from the Models page pins one model instead.

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Use Standard Compute with Cursor

The AI-first code editor built on VS Code, with deep codebase understanding and chat. Paste three settings into Cursor: the base URL, your Standard Compute API key and the model.

Connect Cursor

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Your connection settings

Copy these values, then put them where Cursor expects them (steps below).

Base URL

https://api.stdcmpt.com/v1

API Key

Your Standard Compute key

Model

standardcompute

Where to set them in Cursor

Open Cursor Settings → Models. Enable your OpenAI API key and enter your Standard Compute key.
Enable Override OpenAI Base URL and enter https://api.stdcmpt.com/v1.
Add standardcompute as a custom model and enable it. Select it for a new chat.
Send a small request and confirm it appears under Logs in the Standard Compute dashboard.

Full in-dashboard guide → · Cursor docs ↗

What changes in Cursor

Billing: Cursor requests draw on one monthly compute budget, with plans from $19 a month. When the budget is used, requests stop until renewal or an upgrade, unless you turn on pay as you go.
Models: The model standardcompute picks a frontier or an efficient model for each request. An exact model ID from the Models page pins one model instead.
Good to know: Needs a paid Cursor plan (Premium or above on the X Subscription plans). Custom API keys do not cover Cursor Tab completion, and the override also catches Grok and Composer, so switch it off to use Cursor’s included usage. Requests still pass through Cursor’s servers. Availability of custom endpoints and model features varies by Cursor version; verify a real agent task before relying on it.