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Newly launched models default to full effort instead of a launch-time pin

New Opus and Fable models now run at full effort by default instead of being pinned to a launch-time effort level, and old pinning settings were removed.

Group of 3 Under the hood Removed
JSON All of v2.1.280
Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ElsewhereArea: what it touches
RemovedKind: in v2.1.280,
Internal ChangesSection of the release

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Why

This keeps existing installs behaving the same (still pinned to a conservative effort level for brand-new models) while letting fresh installs and future models participate in feature gating and default effort without extra config.

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