{"version":"2.1.224","anchor":"effort-picker-can-show-relative-cost-gated-off","canonical_anchor":"effort-picker-can-show-relative-cost-gated-off","heading":"Effort picker can show relative cost, gated off","tier":"soon","area":"Thinking Effort","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.224\/e\/effort-picker-can-show-relative-cost-gated-off","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.224","markdown":"### Effort picker can show relative cost, gated off\n\nEffort levels can be labelled with relative cost like ~2x, hidden behind an off gate.\n\n**What**\n\nThe effort level slider can label each level with an estimated cost multiplier against the model's default effort, shown as `~2x` or `~0.25x`, with a distinct note on the default level. It is behind the `tengu_marbled_teal` gate, which falls back to off, and it also needs per-model cost index data to be present.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`the estimated cost of `\n\n- Flag `tengu_marbled_teal`: Off by default, switched on for this account (read for one account on one subscription tier against v2.1.224; this account: on, anonymous baseline: on, compiled default: off) These values were read against a different version of Claude Code, so treat them as the nearest reading available instead of one taken on this release.\n- Area: Thinking Effort\n- Tier: Nothing to try yet\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 4\/5\n- Present in the build but not switched on"}