[FEATURE] A way to switch models mid-session that does not persist to the settings

[dimfeld]

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Problem Statement

Sometimes I want to switch between Sonnet or Opus mid-session using the /model command, but I almost never want this change to persist across sessions.

Proposed Solution

One of these two options:

• Something in the model picker that can be checked/unchecked to control persisting the change to the config file
• A separate slash command that opens the model picker but does not persist the choice

Alternative Solutions

Exit the session, restart it with claude -c -m sonnet but this is unwieldy. Sometimes I just start a new session entirely.

Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

Interactive mode (TUI)

Use Case Example

Implement a plan with Opus. Look and see it needs some cleanup. I want to switch to Sonnet to perform that cleanup.

Additional Context

No response

[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. Feature Request: One-time Model Addressing in Claude Code Prompts (e.g. @opus) #6379
2. [FEATURE] Shortcut for model switching in interactive mode #7388
3. [Feature Request] Hotkey to switch model 🙏 #2857

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[dimfeld]

This is closest to the "one-time model addressing" issue but different in that I want the choice to persist throughout the session, just not persist to the configuration, so that the default model does not change for new sessions.

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[dimfeld]

Please don't close this I still think it's a very important feature.

[guifry]

I also think this feature is needed. Too many times have I given up changing model mid conversation because of the propagated impact on other claude code sessions concurrently running on my machine.

[pattymeowmeow]

im curious if anyone has made a program that can switch models mid-conversation on the browser or app version? not claude code?