Claude Code user pushes back on Max-tier model downgrades: 'I chose max effort'

mich_ptaszynski · x · 2026-09-16

In the discussion about Claude Code's hidden safety classifier model, user michptaszynski pushed back: selecting Opus Max means expecting max effort end-to-end, not silent outsourcing to weaker models. He'd tolerate downgrades on a Low Effort tier at most — and even then, reluctantly. The reply reflects paying users' transparency demands about multi-model architectures.

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