Claude Code Max plan users now default to fast mode on Claude Opus 4.8.

Default mode changed for Max plan users, so Opus use in Claude Code starts on speed first.

This sits in Claude Code defaults, so builders on Max should check mode behavior before assuming Opus runs unchanged.

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