Claude Max user cannot access Opus model - 'Claude Pro users are not currently able to use Opus'

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/3566
2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/3960
3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/4085

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Note: The account is associated with an organization in the Anthropic API console, though this shouldn't affect Claude Code access.

Can you share what /status says? Specifically the "account" section and the version of claude code.

If you haven't tried /logout and /login, please re-authenticate. Claude Code does not automatically pick up the latest account state.

Reauthentication doesn't work. Even though the subscription is Max, it shows only Sonnet 4 and asks to upgrade to Max for Opus.

The /status shows

``` Account
Login Method: Claude API Account

Model • /model
Sonnet Sonnet 4 for daily use

+1 I'm seeing the same issue as well

> /status
 Claude Code v1.0.93

 Account
  L Login Method: Claude API Account

 Memory • /memory
  L user: ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md
  L project: ~/code/CLAUDE.md

 Model • /model
  L Sonnet Sonnet 4 for daily use

/logout is a key step that erases the incorrect credential values stored on your device. Please make sure to run /logout and then try again.

I did that multiple times but no luck

There seems to be an issue with storing your credentials locally. Can you try this workaround of manually specifying your model in settings?

"model": "opus"

I´m also having this issue. logout didnt work. where do i try this workaround manually?
What's new:
• Status line input now includes session cost info
• Fix tool_use/tool_result id mismatch error when network is unstable
• Fix Claude sometimes ignoring real-time steering when wrapping up a task
• @-mention: Add ~/.claude/* files to suggestions for easier agent, output style, and slash command
editing
• Use built-in ripgrep by default; to opt out of this behavior, set USE_BUILTIN_RIPGREP=0

/model opus

⎿ Invalid model. Claude Pro users are not currently able to use Opus in Claude Code. The current model is
now Sonnet.

/model

⎿  Kept model as Sonnet

"model": "opus"

⏺ I see you tried to switch to Opus, but as mentioned in the output, Claude Pro users currently cannot
use Opus in Claude Code. The model remains set to Sonnet.

Is there something specific you'd like help with using Sonnet?

Add "model": "opus" to ~/.claude/settings.json, which is what /model reads from.

Documentation: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/settings#settings-files

it hasnt fixed it. i logged out and back in again after making the change, but getting the same error.

/model opus

⎿ Invalid model. Claude Pro users are not currently able to use Opus in Claude
Code. The current model is now Sonnet.

I'm still facing the same issue too after multiple logout/login and uninstall/reinstall cycles. And the model in my ~/.claude/settings.json is opus too.

<img width="1094" height="597" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ae54910e-a445-4952-9af5-1cc26df48aae" />

@dicksontsai any news on this?
adding "model": "opus" to ~/.claude/settings.json did not fix the issue

After several rounds of trying the following:

• generating new OAuth code by running claude set-up token
• entirely removing OAuth code in.zhsrc
• logout / login
• uninstalling claude code / reinstalling it

I´m still not able to get /model opus

Please help

+1

Noticed, its working for me now

<img width="951" height="182" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3f4f3a76-690a-47a5-bc98-945129797b11" />

Claude Code version: 1.0.100

Please update to v1.0.100, which we just released. We merged a change to mitigate this issue for Max users as we look into the root cause. We are sorry for the inconvenience here.

Note: v1.0.102 reverts this mitigation due to a different breakage caused by my change. I'm working to restore this behavior for you all in the next release after v1.0.102. In case you re-encounter this issue, please fall back to v1.0.100 for now.

Hi folks, have you tried the following steps? these workarounds has worked for some other folks here:

• https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/3960#issuecomment-3091428389
• https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/2207#issuecomment-3064618750

Currently, as of 1.0.103, in terminal, unset CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN will do the trick. Run that, then claude should work fine.

If you haven't tried /logout and /login, please re-authenticate. Claude Code does not automatically pick up the latest account state.

Logging in and out resolved the issue for me.

For me, doing /model didn't show opus (max user). IDK if its only supposed to only show models you've used, but after trying logout/login and then deleting the .claude/session-env (might not be a good idea), i tried just /model opus. It came up with "custom model opus" but then i did /model again and then opus 4.5 (Most capable for complex work) was available.

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