diff --git a/sidepanel/sidepanel.js b/sidepanel/sidepanel.js
index 8df2482..eb1af75 100644
--- a/sidepanel/sidepanel.js
+++ b/sidepanel/sidepanel.js
@@ -10834,7 +10834,6 @@ selectHeroSmsPreferredActivation?.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 8a8418e..09380cb 100644
--- a/tests/sidepanel-phone-verification-settings.test.js
+++ b/tests/sidepanel-phone-verification-settings.test.js
@@ -486,3 +486,14 @@ 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\(\);/
+  );
+});