agent.jsonc. If you don’t pick one, the agent uses Sonnet. Every chat and run of the agent uses that model.
You pick a model family, not a version. Each family always runs the provider’s current model, so your agents get new versions without any changes. To see which version a family runs today, hover over it in the model picker.
Available models
Intelligence is Major’s relative rating from 1 to 5. Cost is a relative price band from$ to $$$$$. Actual billing is usage-based.
Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku are Recommended by Major.
The Platform Agent works differently: people choose a tier (Smartest, Balanced, Fastest) and admins pick the model behind each tier. See Settings > Models.