How to Set Up Edit Models

The model you set up for Chat mode will be used for Edit mode by default.

Recommendations

Model role	Best open models	Best closed models	Notes
Chat Edit	Qwen3 Coder (480B) Qwen3 Coder (30B) gpt-oss (120B) gpt-oss (20B)	Claude Opus 4.1 Claude Sonnet 4 GPT-5 Gemini 2.5 Pro	Closed and open models have pretty similar performance

See our comprehensive model recommendations for the best models for each role, including Edit and Apply.

How to Set Up an Apply Model

We also recommend setting up an Apply model for the best Edit experience. For recommended Apply models, please refer to our Model Recommendations page.

How to Determine Model Compatibility

For a complete overview of which models support various features, see our Model Capabilities guide.

How Edit Works Customize Edit

​Recommendations

​How to Set Up an Apply Model

​How to Determine Model Compatibility

Recommendations

How to Set Up an Apply Model

How to Determine Model Compatibility