Add standard Sonnet 4.6 to VSCode extension model picker

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 24, 2026 by Ctown322 Closed May 28, 2026

The VSCode extension model selector doesn't offer standard Sonnet 4.6 as an option. On the Max plan, the available choices are:

  • Default (labeled "Sonnet 4.6" but actually resolves to Opus 4.6)
  • Sonnet 4.6 with 1M context (billed as extra usage)
  • Opus 4.7 (1M context)
  • Haiku 4.5
  • Opus 4.6

Two issues:

  1. There's no way to select standard Sonnet 4.6 (non-1M context) — the same model that's available on claude.ai
  2. The "Default (recommended)" label says "Sonnet 4.6" but actually sets the model to Opus 4.6, which is misleading

Expected: Standard Sonnet 4.6 should be available as a model option, and the Default label should accurately reflect which model it resolves to.

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