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

  1. Be on a Max plan with Claude Code v2.1.101
  2. Run /model (no args) → selects "Opus 4.6 (1M context) (default)" → /context shows 1M tokens
  3. Run /model opus → selects "Opus 4.6" → /context shows 200k tokens
  4. 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" in settings.json also causes every new session to start at 200k instead of 1M
  • The opusplan alias also uses 200k (which may be expected since it falls back to Sonnet, but switching back to opus stays at 200k)
  • Platform: Windows 11
  • Claude Code version: 2.1.101

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