Does Raising Effort in Claude Code Actually Help? I Ran 45 Tests

⚡ Is your Claude Code running on low, medium or high effort, and does it actually matter? If you keep hitting your five-hour or weekly limit, every token counts, and most guides tell you to raise the effort for harder tasks. But does a higher level really give you better code, or does it just burn more of your usage? ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:04 How I tested it: 3 levels, 45 runs 1:55 What effort actually changes 3:31 How benchmark work 5:07 Task 1: A small change 7:21 Task 2: An algorithm 9:02 Task 3: An animated app (GSAP + Flip) 10:42 Task 4: Drag and drop 12:08 Task 5: Design to code, pixel by pixel 13:52 Verdict: is high worth it?