Developer Tools & APIs
Claude Opus 4.1 retires on 5 August 2026: migrate to Opus 4.8 now
The claude-opus-4-1-20250805 model ID stops working on 5 August 2026. Here's what to change and why Opus 4.8 is the right target.
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Opus 4 8
3 posts about Opus 4 8 from Simon Carter.
Developer Tools & APIs
Anthropic is retiring Claude Opus 4.1 on August 5, 2026 — here's what developers need to do
Anthropic has deprecated claude-opus-4-1-20250805 with a retirement date of August 5, 2026. Opus 4.8 is the recommended replacement.
Models & Assistants
Claude Opus 4.8 is here: faster, smarter, and significantly better at the work that matters
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 brings stronger coding, agentic tasks, and professional workflows — at the same price as its predecessor.