[BUG] Opus automatically activated in VS Code

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 13, 2026 by dvanrider Closed Apr 17, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Some how Opus keeps getting activated in my projects and I only selected it once and it was months ago. Opus chews up to many tokens and cost to much money. Sonnet is set globally and per project but somehow Opus keeps getting activated

What Should Happen?

Model should be listed in prompts so people are aware of the model they are using

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

NA

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.53 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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