Model picker shows "update Claude Code" for Opus 5.5 / Fable 5.1 even though CLI is on latest version
Status Open
Reported on v2.1.207
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Activity 0 comments · opened Oct 13, 2026
Environment
- Claude Code CLI:
2.1.207(confirmed latest viaclaude update→ "Claude Code is up to date") - Platform: macOS (Darwin 27.0.0)
- Session started via: claude.ai Cloud App → "remote control" of a local Claude Code session on this Mac
Steps to reproduce
- Start a local Claude Code session on a Mac running CLI
2.1.207. - Connect to that session remotely via the claude.ai mobile/web app ("Cloud Code" device picker → select the Mac → new session).
- Open the model picker in the running session.
Observed
Sonnet 5.5andHaiku 5.5are selectable.Opus 5.5andFable 5.1are greyed out with the tooltip: "Update Claude Code on the computer on which this session is running to use this model."- No update is actually available —
claude updatereports the CLI is already current, and the installed version matches the latest published npm version of@anthropic-ai/claude-code.
Expected
- Either all four new models (Opus 5.5, Fable 5.1, Sonnet 5.5, Haiku 5.5) should be available if the CLI genuinely supports them, or the disabled-state tooltip should correctly reflect the real reason (e.g. account/plan gating, staged rollout, or a remote-bridge capability mismatch) instead of pointing to a CLI update that doesn't exist.
Suspicion
This looks like it might be specific to the remote-control path (cloud app controlling a local session) rather than a straightforward CLI version check — selecting Sonnet 5.5/Haiku 5.5 works fine in the same session, which argues against an actual local version mismatch.