How to use DeepSeek R1 0528 Model in Cursor?

Cursor now supports the DeepSeek R1 0528 model, but it’s not enabled by default. You need to go to Cursor Settings -> Models, find “deepseek-r1-0528”, and check it to enable it.

As shown in the image below:

I was originally using Agent mode. When I selected “deepseek-r1-0528” in the Chat, I noticed a message appeared at the bottom of the chat window: Model deepseek-r1-0528 doesn’t have good agent support yet. Start a new thread using Manual mode for better results.

I tried both Manual and Agent modes, and both responded pretty quickly with basically the same speed and results.

I feel like deepseek-r1-0528 is much faster than Claude when handling simple questions or tasks with clear instructions. But for complex problems, it’s still not as good as Claude Sonnet 3.7 and Claude Sonnet 4.