Claude Code updates default model to Sonnet 5
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feature announcement
Claude Code has updated its default model to Claude Sonnet 5 in version 2.1.197. This change introduces a native 1 million token context window and offers promotional pricing through August 31st. Users can update to access these improvements.
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https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.197
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