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Claude Code v2.1.280 ·

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.

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2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
EffortArea: what it touches
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What

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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ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_FABLE_MODEL Model configuration modified, high confidence * Claude Code must recognize the current model as a fallback source. Fable 5.1 and Fable 5 are recognized when the model ID contains `claude-fable-5`, matches the value of `ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_FABLE_MODEL`, or is mapped with [`modelOverrides… see the edit
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Anthropic's documentation agreesANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_FABLE_MODEL on Model configuration

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