# Anthropic appears to be A/B testing reduced effort levels in Claude Code

> Source: <https://twitter.com/argofowl/status/2091150597374537729>
> Published: 2026-08-22 16:58:49+00:00

update: it's server-side, not the app
anthropic enrols fable 5 sessions on claude code 2.1.236+ into an experiment that shrinks the effort scale, older versions and opus 5 are left alone
probably an a/b test, so not everyone will see it
if "high" feels like "low" for you, you're in the test group
holy fuck anthropic, you guys are unbearable sometimes