{"version":"2.1.299","anchor":"cost-hint-categories-added-max-effort-workflow-always-on","canonical_anchor":"cost-hint-categories-added-max-effort-workflow-always-on","heading":"Four more causes of cost can now be identified","tier":"notice","area":"Usage","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.299\/e\/cost-hint-categories-added-max-effort-workflow-always-on","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.299","markdown":"### Four more causes of cost can now be identified\n\nClaude Code's list of things that drive cost gains maximum effort, workflows, always-on context and large tool results\n\n**What**\n\nClaude Code keeps a list of things that can drive up the cost of a session, sorted by cost. Four entries are added to the existing ones for heavy subagent use, many parallel tasks and scheduled tasks:\n\n- `max_effort`\n\n- `workflow`\n\n- `always_on_context`\n\n- `large_tool_results`\n\n**Why**\n\nBreakdowns of usage or cost can now put spending down to these causes.\n\n- Area: Usage\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}