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In Claude Code the default effort is now xhigh, a new level between high and max giving finer control over the reasoning/latency tradeoff. 4…
In Claude Code the default effort is now xhigh, a new level between high and max giving finer control over the reasoning/latency tradeoff. 4.7 thinks more, so token use runs higher than 4.6. Manage it
In Claude Code the default effort is now xhigh, a new level between high and max giving finer control over the reasoning/latency tradeoff. 4.7 thinks more, so token use runs higher than 4.6. Manage it with effort, task budgets, or prompting for brevity.
Source: Boris Cherny (X) | 2026-04-16