Difference between Low/Medium/High versus ExtraHigh is drastic?
A user on Reddit's dev_community observed a drastic difference in Claude's performance when switching from Low/Medium/High settings to ExtraHigh. When asked about its internal 'thinking' setting, Claude reported 'Medium - 10'. The user noted that Claude spends significantly more time on ExtraHigh, but questioned how this translates to overall value or if it simply means more processing passes.
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PublishedOffset at this time: UTC+0Oct 29, 2026, 14:42 UTC
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- Oct 29, 2026, 14:42
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- Oct 30, 2026, 01:00
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Tier is a per-source editorial setting, not a per-item score.
If you ask claude "What number in your settings do you see in regard to how much you are supposed to think"
The numbers are:
Low - 5
Medium - 10
High - 15
xHigh - 40
Difference is insane but I am not sure what it really means, more passes? He really takes more time on xHigh but I wonder how it translates to how worth it is