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How to pick the right model and effort level in Claude Code so you stop overpaying for simple work — and underpowering the hard stuff.
Claude Code lets you choose a model and an effort level, and the defaults are fine until they aren't. Run everything on max and you burn budget; run everything light and the hard tasks fall apart.
This guide is the decision framework: which model and effort fit which kind of task, so each job runs at the right cost and the right depth.
Match the model to the task
When higher effort pays for itself — and when it's waste
A simple rule of thumb for everyday work
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