Composer 2.5 as the Default Model in Cursor

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-05-26 · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity, LLM Fundamentals · Level: beginner

Summary

The creator says Cursor's Composer 2.5 is now his default model because it is good, fast and cheaper. He is testing whether it can replace GPT 5.5 and Opus 4.7 for coding.

Key points

• Composer 2.5 is Cursor's own coding model.
• He finds it good, fast and cheaper than frontier models.
• He is evaluating it as a replacement for GPT 5.5 and Opus 4.7 in daily coding.

Resources mentioned

• Cursor · tool · x.com · free · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
  AI-native code editor (VS Code with AI built in).
  Also in: GLM 5.3 and GLM 5.3 Flash now in Cursor (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Grok Bot Can Now Hand Off Coding Tasks to Cursor (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Why Plan Mode Still Matters in AI Coding Assistants (Codex, Claude, Cursor) (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Why Plan Mode Still Matters in AI Coding Agents (Codex, Claude, Cursor) (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 121 more

Try this

• Try Composer 2.5 in Cursor and compare it with GPT 5.5 and Opus 4.7 on your own tasks.