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2026-05-29 19:08 UTC · anthropic/model-deprecations · live page

Added claude-opus-4-8 as an active model and updated it as the recommended replacement for several deprecated models.

Summary by gemma-4-12b. It may be wrong; the diff below is what actually changed. Raw: d77b1fd17e-anthropic-model-deprecations.diff · commit d77b1fd17e

diff --git a/snapshots/anthropic/model-deprecations.md b/snapshots/anthropic/model-deprecations.mdindex f9b8ea4..a0593ca 100644--- a/snapshots/anthropic/model-deprecations.md+++ b/snapshots/anthropic/model-deprecations.md@@ -63,16 +63,17 @@ Current and recently retired models are listed in the following table with their | API model name | Current state | Deprecated | Tentative retirement date | |---|---|---|---|-| `claude-opus-4-7` | Active | N/A | Not sooner than April 16, 2027 |-| `claude-opus-4-6` | Active | N/A | Not sooner than February 5, 2027 |-| `claude-opus-4-5-20251101` | Active | N/A | Not sooner than November 24, 2026 |-| `claude-opus-4-1-20250805` | Active | N/A | Not sooner than August 5, 2026 |-| `claude-opus-4-20250514` | Deprecated | April 14, 2026 | June 15, 2026 |-| `claude-sonnet-4-6` | Active | N/A | Not sooner than February 17, 2027 |-| `claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929` | Active | N/A | Not sooner than September 29, 2026 |-| `claude-sonnet-4-20250514` | Deprecated | April 14, 2026 | June 15, 2026 |-| `claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219` | Retired | October 28, 2025 | February 19, 2026 |-| `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` | Active | N/A | Not sooner than October 15, 2026 |-| `claude-3-5-haiku-20241022` | Retired | December 19, 2025 | February 19, 2026 |-| `claude-3-haiku-20240307` | Retired | February 19, 2026 | April 20, 2026 |+| claude-opus-4-8 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than May 28, 2027 |+| claude-opus-4-7 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than April 16, 2027 |+| claude-opus-4-6 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than February 5, 2027 |+| claude-opus-4-5-20251101 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than November 24, 2026 |+| claude-opus-4-1-20250805 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than August 5, 2026 |+| claude-opus-4-20250514 | Deprecated | April 14, 2026 | June 15, 2026 |+| claude-sonnet-4-6 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than February 17, 2027 |+| claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than September 29, 2026 |+| claude-sonnet-4-20250514 | Deprecated | April 14, 2026 | June 15, 2026 |+| claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219 | Retired | October 28, 2025 | February 19, 2026 |+| claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than October 15, 2026 |+| claude-3-5-haiku-20241022 | Retired | December 19, 2025 | February 19, 2026 |+| claude-3-haiku-20240307 | Retired | February 19, 2026 | April 20, 2026 |  ## Deprecation history@@ -87,5 +88,5 @@ On April 14, 2026, Anthropic notified developers using Claude Sonnet 4 and Claud |---|---|---| | June 15, 2026 | `claude-sonnet-4-20250514` | `claude-sonnet-4-6` |-| June 15, 2026 | `claude-opus-4-20250514` | `claude-opus-4-7` |+| June 15, 2026 | `claude-opus-4-20250514` | `claude-opus-4-8` |  ### 2026-02-19: Claude Haiku 3 model@@ -138,5 +139,5 @@ On June 30, 2025, Anthropic notified developers using Claude Opus 3 model of its | Retirement date | Deprecated model | Recommended replacement | |---|---|---|-| January 5, 2026 | `claude-3-opus-20240229` | `claude-opus-4-7` |+| January 5, 2026 | `claude-3-opus-20240229` | `claude-opus-4-8` |  ### 2025-01-21: Claude 2, Claude 2.1, and Claude Sonnet 3 models@@ -148,6 +149,6 @@ On January 21, 2025, Anthropic notified developers using Claude 2, Claude 2.1, a | Retirement date | Deprecated model | Recommended replacement | |---|---|---|-| July 21, 2025 | `claude-2.0` | `claude-opus-4-7` |-| July 21, 2025 | `claude-2.1` | `claude-opus-4-7` |+| July 21, 2025 | `claude-2.0` | `claude-opus-4-8` |+| July 21, 2025 | `claude-2.1` | `claude-opus-4-8` | | July 21, 2025 | `claude-3-sonnet-20240229` | `claude-sonnet-4-6` | @@ -167,2 +168,12 @@ On September 4, 2024, Anthropic notified developers using Claude 1 and Instant m | November 6, 2024 | `claude-instant-1.1` | `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` | | November 6, 2024 | `claude-instant-1.2` | `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` |++## API parameter deprecations++Anthropic occasionally deprecates request parameters that no longer apply to current models. Deprecated parameters remain in the SDK request types so existing code continues to type-check, but their behavior changes per model.++| Parameter | Status | Behavior | Recommended replacement |+|---|---|---|---|+| `temperature`, `top_p`, `top_k` | Deprecated (Claude Opus 4.7 and later) | Returns a 400 error when set to a non-default value on Claude Opus 4.7 and later, including Claude Opus 4.8. | Omit and use prompting to guide model behavior. |++For migration steps, see the migration guide.

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