OpenAI Deprecating Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku on Vertex AI
Action Required
Applications relying on Claude 3.5 Haiku on Vertex AI will cease to function after January 5, 2026, necessitating immediate migration to a supported alternative.
AI Impact Summary
Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Haiku model is being deprecated by OpenAI, effective January 5, 2026. This impacts any applications currently utilizing this model on Vertex AI, requiring a migration to a supported alternative like GPT-4o-mini. This deprecation highlights the evolving landscape of generative AI models and the need for proactive planning to avoid service disruptions.
Affected Systems
- Date
- 5 Jan 2026
- Change type
- deprecation
- Severity
- critical