Desktop Code tab uses 200k context instead of 1M on Max plan (Windows)
Resolved 💬 7 comments Opened Mar 20, 2026 by Ravi2k3 Closed Apr 17, 2026
Bug Description
The Claude Desktop Code tab does not activate the 1M context window for Opus 4.6 on a Max plan. It shows claude-opus-4-6 with 200k context, while the terminal CLI on the same machine correctly shows claude-opus-4-6[1m] with 1M context.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open Claude Desktop (Windows) → Code tab
- Send a message, then run
/context - Observe:
claude-opus-4-6 · 200k tokens - Open a terminal, run
claude, then/context - Observe:
claude-opus-4-6[1m] · 1000k tokens
Expected Behavior
The Desktop Code tab should use claude-opus-4-6[1m] with 1M context on Max plans, matching the terminal CLI behavior.
Environment
- Platform: Windows 11 Pro (10.0.26200)
- Claude Desktop version: Latest (Code tab)
- Claude CLI version: 2.1.78
- Plan: Claude Max
- Model shown in Desktop Code tab:
claude-opus-4-6(200k) - Model shown in terminal CLI:
claude-opus-4-6[1m](1M)
Troubleshooting Attempted
- Cleared Desktop app cache and session storage → no change
- Restarted Desktop app → no change
- Removed
ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODELenv override fromsettings.json→ no change - Terminal CLI works correctly with 1M — issue is isolated to the Desktop Code tab
Additional Context
The model dropdown at the bottom of the Desktop Code tab shows "Opus 4.6" with no option for the 1M variant. On Max plans, 1M should be the default automatically.
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