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claude-opus-4-8 retirement date and replacement

Claude API · Model · not sooner than May 28, 2027

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Dates

Checked Nov 9, 2026 on Anthropic's page
Not sooner thanMay 28, 2027 (not sooner than)The earliest date the vendor gives for a current model; the real date is announced later.
ReplacementNone named
Model pageclaude-opus-4-8 on Models
What it isclaude-opus-4-8 stops answering on Claude API no sooner than May 28, 2027.
Sourceplatform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/model-deprecations

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