{"version":"2.1.42","anchor":"effort-level-callout-for-opus-4-6","canonical_anchor":"effort-level-callout-for-opus-4-6","heading":"Effort Level Callout for Opus 4.6","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.42\/e\/effort-level-callout-for-opus-4-6","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.42","markdown":"### Effort Level Callout for Opus 4.6\n\n**What**\n\nA new callout prompts users to choose their preferred thinking intensity when first using Opus 4.6.\n\n**Details**\n\n- Appears when using Opus 4.6 for the first time\n- Offers \"medium\" (balances efficiency and intelligence) or \"high\" (best for hardest tasks) options\n- Pro plan users default to medium effort; others default to high\n- The callout can be dismissed and won't reappear\n- Effort can always be changed later via `\/model`\n\n**Evidence**\n\nEffort callout modal (search for `\"Effort in Opus 4.6\"`)"}