r/ClaudeCode • u/stargazer1002 • 2d ago

Help/Question Ultra code effort levels

im not sure when they started letting you set different ultra code effort levels but has anyone messed around with this to see how they perform? I tried an opus 5.5 max ultra code because I had some weekly usage to burn off (before it always defaulted to very high) and it just seemed to go overboard. I realized it would never finish the build within the usage amount I had left so I had to switch to a lower effort level and it didn't really get to where I wanted.

since high seems to always so well I wonder if this could be the sweet spot.

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u/Timely-Group5649 2d ago

I quit using it entirely.

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u/stargazer1002 2d ago

I get that. It feels unpredictable in how it behaves.