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Claude model deprecation schedule
Every Anthropic model with a shutdown date on Anthropic's own deprecation page: the 1 shutdown still ahead and the 19 already past, newest first, each with the replacement Anthropic recommends. After its date a model stops answering on Anthropic's API. Last checked November 7, 2026.
- Next shutdown
- Nov 30, 2026, in 23 days
- Scheduled
- 1
- Already retired
- 19
Every lab's shutdowns in your calendar: Apple or Outlook · Google Calendar · .ics file · the data as JSON or CSV (CC BY 4.0)
Scheduled
Nov 30, 2026 · in 23 days
claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929→ claude-sonnet-5-5Anthropic's deprecation page
Already retired
Aug 5, 2026
claude-opus-4-1-20250805→ claude-opus-4-8Anthropic's deprecation page
Jun 15, 2026
claude-opus-4-20250514→ claude-opus-4-8Anthropic's deprecation pageclaude-sonnet-4-20250514→ claude-sonnet-5-5Anthropic's deprecation page
Apr 20, 2026
claude-3-haiku-20240307→ claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Anthropic's deprecation page
Feb 19, 2026
claude-3-5-haiku-20241022→ claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Anthropic's deprecation pageclaude-3-7-sonnet-20250219→ claude-sonnet-5-5Anthropic's deprecation page
Jan 5, 2026
claude-3-opus-20240229→ claude-opus-4-8Anthropic's deprecation page
Oct 28, 2025
claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620→ claude-sonnet-5-5Anthropic's deprecation pageclaude-3-5-sonnet-20241022→ claude-sonnet-5-5Anthropic's deprecation page
Jul 21, 2025
claude-2.0→ claude-opus-4-8Anthropic's deprecation pageclaude-2.1→ claude-opus-4-8Anthropic's deprecation pageclaude-3-sonnet-20240229→ claude-sonnet-5-5Anthropic's deprecation page
Nov 6, 2024
claude-1.0→ claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Anthropic's deprecation pageclaude-1.1→ claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Anthropic's deprecation pageclaude-1.2→ claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Anthropic's deprecation pageclaude-1.3→ claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Anthropic's deprecation pageclaude-instant-1.0→ claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Anthropic's deprecation pageclaude-instant-1.1→ claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Anthropic's deprecation pageclaude-instant-1.2→ claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Anthropic's deprecation page
Quick answers
When does Anthropic retire its next model?
November 30, 2026, in 23 days: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929. Anthropic recommends claude-sonnet-5-5 instead.
How many Anthropic models are scheduled to shut down?
1 shutdown is on Anthropic's deprecation page with a date still ahead.
Which Anthropic models were retired most recently?
claude-opus-4-1-20250805, on August 5, 2026. 19 Anthropic models have a past shutdown date on its deprecation page, the oldest on November 6, 2024.
Where do these dates come from?
Only from Anthropic's own deprecation page, last checked November 7, 2026. A model Anthropic has deprecated without a date is left out until it has one.
Other labs: OpenAI deprecations · Gemini API deprecations · every lab, soonest first. What replaces them: Anthropic's model releases. What they cost: Anthropic API pricing. Moving to a new model? Compare the cost.
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