C:/Program Files/Git/model opus sets 200k context window instead of 1M on Max plan
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 10, 2026 by rd79 Closed Apr 14, 2026
Description
On a Max plan with Claude Code v2.1.101, using /model opus sets the context window to 200k tokens instead of 1M. Using /model with no arguments (selecting the default) correctly sets 1M.
Both resolve to claude-opus-4-6, but the opus alias doesn't enable the 1M context flag.
Steps to reproduce
- Be on a Max plan with Claude Code v2.1.101
- Run
/model(no args) → selects "Opus 4.6 (1M context) (default)" →/contextshows 1M tokens - Run
/model opus→ selects "Opus 4.6" →/contextshows 200k tokens - Run
/model(no args again) → back to 1M
Expected behavior
/model opus should resolve to the same 1M context window as the default Opus 4.6 selection on Max plans.
Additional context
- Having
"model": "opus"insettings.jsonalso causes every new session to start at 200k instead of 1M - The
opusplanalias also uses 200k (which may be expected since it falls back to Sonnet, but switching back toopusstays at 200k) - Platform: Windows 11
- Claude Code version: 2.1.101
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