# Unexpected Claude Opus usage in 'Auto' mode - spent 70% of Ultra with a single prompt

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**Category:** Discussions\
**Tags:** auto-mode, subagents, anthropic\
**Created:** [February 26, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/unexpected-claude-opus-usage-in-auto-mode-spent-70-of-ultra-with-a-single-prompt/153078 "2026-02-26T18:18:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guillermo\_Chavez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@Guillermo\_Chavez](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Guillermo_Chavez)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/unexpected-claude-opus-usage-in-auto-mode-spent-70-of-ultra-with-a-single-prompt/153078/3 "2026-02-27T00:12:52Z")

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I got the same issue today not sure if is a issue or what

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/e/a/ea83f8add84d1df37db1902fef436c4a31eac7b5.png)

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