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Copilot selects wrong reasoning effort when changing from a different model

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Description

### Describe the bug

Copilot selects wrong reasoning effort when changing from a different model, the behaviour was identified multiple times and should be investigated

### Affected version

1.0.39.

### Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. On a new session with model X, change to Opus 4.6 **HIGH**
2. View message from system saying the model was changed to Opus 4.6 **LOW**:

> ● Model changed from claude-sonnet-4.6 (high) to claude-opus-4.6 (low)

3. Change reasoning again
4. Reasoning effort is changed correctly

> ● Reasoning effort changed for claude-opus-4.6 from low to high

### Expected behavior

1. On a new session with model X, change to Opus 4.6 **HIGH**
2. View message from system saying the model was changed to Opus 4.6 **HIGH**:

> ● Model changed from claude-sonnet-4.6 (high) to claude-opus-4.6 (high)

3. No need to change reasoning again

### Additional context

macOS
macbook with an M2 pro

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