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July 17, 2026 at 8:20 PM UTC

Max Mode is documented as available only on legacy request-based plans (API rate + 20% surcharge); current plans use selectable context windows instead.

Changelog

Documentation updates

Models & pricing

  • Max Mode is documented as available only on legacy request-based plans (API rate + 20% surcharge); current plans use selectable context windows instead.
  • Model pages (Claude Sonnet/Opus and related) describe large context windows without Max Mode, with base per-token rates applying above default context.

Cloud Agents

  • Cloud Agents no longer always run in Max Mode; you can select context window size for supported models (larger windows can increase token usage and cost).
  • Automations use each model’s maximum supported context window (no context-window toggle).
  • Mobile: pick a worker per run—Cloud machine, Self-Hosted Pool, or My Machines; runs use the model’s max context window.
  • API: model.params documents context window size (alongside reasoning effort) instead of max mode.
  • Default model setting: any model available for cloud agents (no Max Mode requirement).

CLI

  • /max-mode is documented for legacy request-based plans only; the Max Mode section was removed from the CLI overview.
Older release← Jul 17, 18:20 UTCNewer release→ Jul 18, 16:20 UTC
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