Claude Code v2.1.45 ·
Default Model Updated to Sonnet 4.6
EntryKind: in v2.1.45,
ChangesSection of the release
The default model throughout Claude Code has been updated from Sonnet 4.5 to Sonnet 4.6, including:
- Model selection descriptions now reference Sonnet 4.6
- 1M context window options updated to Sonnet 4.6
- Haiku description now compares to Sonnet 4.6 instead of 4.5
- Plan mode hybrid option now uses "Opus 4.6 in plan mode, Sonnet 4.6 otherwise"
Evidence
Model descriptions updated (search for "Sonnet 4.6 - best for everyday tasks")
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
See this entry in the whole of v2.1.45 →