Claude Opus 4.1, 4.5 & 4.6 Deprecation, Shutdown Dates & Migration Guide
Track confirmed UTC deprecation and shutdown dates for Claude Opus 4.1, 4.5 & 4.6 (Anthropic) across Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI. Preview claude-opus-4-1-20250805 → claude-opus-4-8 upgrades locally below, audit full configs in the Model Config Auditor, or benchmark token pricing in DevToken.
1. Quick .env & SDK Snippet Replacement Matcher
Edit or paste your .env assignment, LiteLLM route, or SDK model identifier below to check live 3-state EOL status and copy a ready-to-apply replacement diff locally in your browser.
Replacement Diff Preview (claude-opus-4-1-20250805 → claude-opus-4-8)
# ANTHROPIC_MODEL: claude-opus-4-1-20250805 -> claude-opus-4-8 [RETIRED · EOL 2026-08-05]
- ANTHROPIC_MODEL="claude-opus-4-1-20250805"
+ ANTHROPIC_MODEL="claude-opus-4-8"
# AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT: claude-opus-4-5 -> claude-opus-5-5 [DEPRECATED · EOL 2026-11-24]
- AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT="claude-opus-4-5"
+ AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT="claude-opus-5-5"
2. Cross-Ecosystem Claude Opus 4.1, 4.5 & 4.6 Lifecycle Matrix (15)
Direct vendor APIs and cloud platforms retire dated snapshots on independent schedules. Verify the exact model ID, vendor lifecycle stage, and UTC shutdown date matching your deployment.
| Model ID | Provider | Calculated Status | Confirmed Shutdown (UTC) | Vendor Lifecycle | Replacement & Migration | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
claude-opus-4-5 |
Azure OpenAI | DEPRECATED (12d) | 2026-11-24in 12d | GA | Docs ↗ | |
anthropic.claude-opus-4-1-20250805-v1:0 |
AWS Bedrock(Anthropic) | DEPRECATED (57d) | 2027-01-08in 57d | LegacyDep: 2026-07-08us-east-1, us-east-2, us-west-2 | Docs ↗ | |
claude-opus-4-6 |
Azure OpenAI | DEPRECATED (82d) | 2027-02-02in 82d | GA | Docs ↗ | |
claude-opus-4-7 |
Azure OpenAI | DEPRECATED (145d) | 2027-04-06in 145d | GA | Docs ↗ | |
claude-opus-4-8 |
Azure OpenAI | DEPRECATED (293d) | 2027-09-01in 293d | GA | Docs ↗ | |
claude-opus-4-1-20250805 |
Anthropic | RETIRED | 2026-08-0599d ago | RetiredDep: 2026-06-05 | Docs ↗ | |
claude-opus-4-1 |
Azure OpenAI | RETIRED | 2026-08-0599d ago | Retired | Docs ↗ | |
claude-opus-4-5-20251101 |
Anthropic | ACTIVE | No EOL | Active | — | — |
claude-opus-4-6 |
Anthropic | ACTIVE | No EOL | Active | — | — |
claude-opus-4-7 |
Anthropic | ACTIVE | No EOL | Active | — | — |
claude-opus-4-8 |
Anthropic | ACTIVE | No EOL | Active | — | — |
anthropic.claude-opus-4-5-20251101-v1:0 |
AWS Bedrock(Anthropic) | ACTIVE | No EOL | Active | — | — |
anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1 |
AWS Bedrock(Anthropic) | ACTIVE | No EOL | Active | — | — |
anthropic.claude-opus-4-7 |
AWS Bedrock(Anthropic) | ACTIVE | No EOL | Active | — | — |
anthropic.claude-opus-4-8 |
AWS Bedrock(Anthropic) | ACTIVE | No EOL | Active | — | — |
AWS Bedrock regional scope applies across 3 tracked regions (us-east-1, us-east-2, us-west-2); verify regional inference prefixes (us., eu., apac., global.) before cutover.
3. Production Migration Checklist (claude-opus-4-1-20250805 → claude-opus-4-8)
Follow this deterministic engineering sequence before retiring pinned snapshots in production services and SDK clients:
- Inventory pinned model IDs: Search repositories and deployment manifests for
ANTHROPIC_MODEL,anthropic/LiteLLM routes, and dated snapshot strings in the Claude Opus 4.1, 4.5 & 4.6 family (5 deprecated, 2 retired, 8 active variants tracked). - Benchmark successor quality & token pricing: Validate structured output schemas, tool-calling payloads, and latency against
claude-opus-4-8, then compare input, output, and cached token rates in DevToken. - Enforce keyless CI guardrails: Wire RSS, Atom, iCal feeds & CI Guard into pull-request checks so retired or deprecated Claude Opus 4.1, 4.5 & 4.6 identifiers cannot re-enter production.
4. Related Anthropic & Ecosystem Migration Guides
Compare sibling model families or inspect full provider-level schedules across every ecosystem hosting this family:
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
DEPRECATED (1d)Claude 3.5 Haiku
RETIREDClaude 3 Opus
RETIREDClaude 3 Sonnet
DEPRECATED (1d)Claude 3 Haiku
DEPRECATED (1d)5. Claude Opus 4.1, 4.5 & 4.6 Deprecation & Upgrade FAQ
Is Claude Opus 4.1, 4.5 & 4.6 deprecated or retired across Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI?
LLMEOL tracks 15 Claude Opus 4.1, 4.5 & 4.6 variants across Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI: 5 deprecated with scheduled shutdowns, 2 retired past their UTC EOL date, and 8 active with no announced shutdown date. Check the cross-ecosystem matrix above for exact snapshot dates.
What is the recommended replacement model when migrating off claude-opus-4-1-20250805?
The primary recommended upgrade target for claude-opus-4-1-20250805 is claude-opus-4-8. Always test prompt formatting, max output tokens, and tool schemas on claude-opus-4-8, and compare token pricing in DevToken before switching production traffic.
How can I replace claude-opus-4-1-20250805 in .env and LiteLLM configs safely?
Paste your ANTHROPIC_MODEL assignment or LiteLLM model block into the Quick Replacement Matcher on this page to generate an exact diff, or open the full Local Model Config Auditor to scan multi-service manifests with zero network upload.