[FEATURE] Option to make Plan mode always use Opus 4.6 even if model is set to Sonnet 4.6

Status Fixed / completed
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 3 comments · opened Feb 19, 2026 · closed Feb 19, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
  • [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

In plan mode, I want to use the highest ranking and rated model, currently Opus 4.6 to leverage its strenghts, and then Sonnet 4.6 to be the work horse to implement

Proposed Solution

In plan mode, I want to use the highest ranking and rated model, currently Opus 4.6 to leverage its strenghts, and then Sonnet 4.6 to be the work horse to implement

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

High - Significant impact on productivity

Feature Category

Performance and speed

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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3 Comments

github-actions[bot] · 7 months ago

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

  1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/15721
  2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/20408
  3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/21258

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infinitelyloopy-bt · 7 months ago

Confirmed this is duplicate and closing

github-actions[bot] · 7 months ago

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