The /model confirmation line can now end with an extra note

The /model confirmation line can now end with an extra note

After you switch models with /model, the confirmation line can now end with an extra note about the chosen model

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1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5

1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5

ModelsArea: what it touches

ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.323, 12 Nov 26

ImprovementsSection of the release

Unclear What the extra note says, or for which models it appears.

What

When you switch models with /model, the confirmation line Claude Code prints can now end with an extra note, separated by a dot. The note depends on which model you picked. Before, the line had no trailing note.

Why

The message after a model switch may now tell you more about the model you chose.

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Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed the model picker and /model showing a picked effort level that CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL overrides

See this entry in the whole of v2.1.323 →

The build it came inv2.1.323

12 Nov 2026 · 888 entries, this one is #510.

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Names in this entry

slash/model
Switch the AI model and save it as your default for new sessions. For models that support it, use left/right arrows to adjust effort level. With no argument, opens a picker; press s on a row to switch for the current session only. See when Claude Code asks you to confirm the switch. Once you confirm the switch, if Claude Code asks, Claude Code applies the change without waiting for the current response to finish. Before v2.1.242, Claude Code decided from a feature flag it fetched from Anthropic whether to run the command mid-turn or queue it until the turn finished, and always queued it in a session that doesn't fetch feature flags, such as on a third-party provider. Also available in non-interactive mode (-p) with a model argument instead of the picker, where it applies to the current session only and isn't saved as your default; requires Claude Code v2.1.205 or later

Anthropic's notes

Upstream's own release notes for v2.1.323 name something this entry names, so the two are probably about the same change. Probably: the pairing is made on a shared name rather than on the words around it.

Fixed the model picker and /model showing a picked effort level that CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL overrides
Fixed the newest model's highlight missing from the /model picker

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