claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Opus 4.8 not selectable in CLI `/model` despite being available on account

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CLI version: 2.1.156 (latest, confirmed via claude update) Platform: macOS (Darwin 25.4.0), zsh

Expected

/model picker lists Opus 4.8 and Opus 4.8 (1M context), matching what's available on the same Anthropic account in the claude.ai web app.

Actual

/model only offers up to Opus 4.7 (1M context) as the top option. Selecting 4.7 is the only path to a 4.x Opus on the CLI.

Evidence

  • claude.ai web app model picker (same account) shows: Opus 4.8, Opus 4.8 (1M context), Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5
  • CLI /model shows: Opus 4.7, Opus 4.7 (1M context), Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5
  • claude update reports "Claude Code is up to date (2.1.156)"

Impact

Cannot use the latest Opus model from the CLI even though the account is entitled to it on the web app.

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Either ship a CLI update that surfaces 4.8, or clarify whether 4.8 requires a different release channel / config flag / env var to appear in /model.

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