HighDeprecation
Claude Opus 4 deprecated; retirement on 2026-06-15; migrate to Claude Opus 4.6
Action Required
Applications using claude-opus-4-20250514 must migrate to Claude Opus 4.6 before 2026-06-15 to avoid service disruption.
AI Impact Summary
Claude Opus 4 model claude-opus-4-20250514 is deprecated with retirement scheduled for 2026-06-15. Migration to Claude Opus 4.6 is required; expect potential differences in endpoint behavior and prompts that may require code updates. Recommend validating 4.6 in a staging environment, updating client libraries and model references, and performing a parallel cutover before the retirement date to avoid disruption.
Claude Opus 4 deprecated; retirement on 2026-06-15; migrate to Claude Opus 4.6
Affected Systems
claude-opus-4-20250514
- Date
- Date not specified
- Change type
- deprecation
- Severity
- high