Replace GPT-4 with DeepSeek V4 in Cursor. Get equal or better coding quality at 1/10th the cost. Step-by-step setup in 2 minutes.
Get API Key for Cursor โSign up at AI Token and get your API key. You'll have access to DeepSeek V4, V3, R1, Qwen3, and more.
In Cursor, go to Cursor Settings โ Models. Click "Add OpenAI Key" (yes, even though this isn't OpenAI โ the API is compatible).
Set the base URL and your API key:
Base URL: https://eaf9553505eeb8f5-115-190-107-107.serveousercontent.com/v1 API Key: your-api-key-here
In Cursor's model override settings, add:
# Use DeepSeek V4 as your primary coding model deepseek-v4 # Or use DeepSeek R1 for complex reasoning deepseek-r1 # Or Qwen3.6 Flash for fast completions qwen3.6-flash
That's it! Now use Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on Mac) as usual. Cursor will use DeepSeek V4 for code generation, completions, and chat.
| Use Case | Model | Cost/M tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Complex coding tasks | deepseek-v4 | $0.28 |
| Algorithm design | deepseek-r1 | $0.55 |
| Quick completions | qwen3.6-flash | $0.06 |
| Chinese code comments | qwen-max | $0.80 |