diff --git a/sidepanel/sidepanel.js b/sidepanel/sidepanel.js
index f9748f8..fc445a6 100644
--- a/sidepanel/sidepanel.js
+++ b/sidepanel/sidepanel.js
@@ -7846,7 +7846,6 @@ selectHeroSmsAcquirePriority?.addEventListener('change', () => {
 });
 inputHeroSmsMaxPrice?.addEventListener('input', () => {
   markSettingsDirty(true);
-  scheduleSettingsAutoSave();
 });
 inputHeroSmsMaxPrice?.addEventListener('blur', () => {
   inputHeroSmsMaxPrice.value = normalizeHeroSmsMaxPriceValue(inputHeroSmsMaxPrice.value);
diff --git a/tests/sidepanel-phone-verification-settings.test.js b/tests/sidepanel-phone-verification-settings.test.js
index cd7c5c1..13d2abd 100644
--- a/tests/sidepanel-phone-verification-settings.test.js
+++ b/tests/sidepanel-phone-verification-settings.test.js
@@ -319,3 +319,14 @@ return { collectSettingsPayload };
   assert.equal(payload.heroSmsCountryLabel, 'Thailand');
   assert.deepStrictEqual(payload.heroSmsCountryFallback, [{ id: 16, label: 'United Kingdom' }]);
 });
+
+test('hero sms max price input does not auto-save partial typing states', () => {
+  assert.match(
+    sidepanelSource,
+    /inputHeroSmsMaxPrice\?\.\s*addEventListener\('input',\s*\(\)\s*=>\s*\{\s*markSettingsDirty\(true\);\s*\}\);/
+  );
+  assert.doesNotMatch(
+    sidepanelSource,
+    /inputHeroSmsMaxPrice\?\.\s*addEventListener\('input',\s*\(\)\s*=>\s*\{\s*markSettingsDirty\(true\);\s*scheduleSettingsAutoSave\(\);/ 
+  );
+});