{"version":"2.1.45","anchor":"default-model-updated-to-sonnet-4-6","canonical_anchor":"default-model-updated-to-sonnet-4-6","heading":"Default Model Updated to Sonnet 4.6","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.45\/e\/default-model-updated-to-sonnet-4-6","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.45","markdown":"### Default Model Updated to Sonnet 4.6\n\nThe default model throughout Claude Code has been updated from Sonnet 4.5 to Sonnet 4.6, including:\n\n- Model selection descriptions now reference Sonnet 4.6\n- 1M context window options updated to Sonnet 4.6\n- Haiku description now compares to Sonnet 4.6 instead of 4.5\n- Plan mode hybrid option now uses \"Opus 4.6 in plan mode, Sonnet 4.6 otherwise\"\n\n**Evidence**\n\nModel descriptions updated (search for `\"Sonnet 4.6 - best for everyday tasks\"`)"}