claude-opus-4-6
For claude-opus-4-6, provider is Anthropic; human-readable model name is Claude Opus 4.6; lifecycle status is Active; shutdown / retirement date is Not sooner than February 5, 2027; platform / deployment scope is Anthropic API / Claude Platform on AWS / Microsoft Foundry, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.
- Provider
- Anthropic verified
- Model ID / API name
- claude-opus-4-6 verified
- Human-readable model name
- Claude Opus 4.6
- Lifecycle status
- Active verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- Not sooner than February 5, 2027 verified
- Platform / deployment scope
- Anthropic API / Claude Platform on AWS / Microsoft Foundry our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
To migrate to <https://anthropic.com/glasswing> Claude Mythos 5 ( claude-mythos-5 ), see the <https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/models/migration-guide#migrating-from-claude-mythos-preview> migration guide . Current and recently retired models are listed in the following table with their status: API model name | Current state | Deprecated | Tentative retirement date | claude-fable-5 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than June 9, 2027 | claude-opus-5 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than July 24, 2027 | 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 |
— docs.anthropic.com, retrieved 2026-08-12
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Provider
docs.anthropic.com says provider is Anthropic, as of 2026-08-12.
To migrate to <https://anthropic.com/glasswing> Claude Mythos 5 ( claude-mythos-5 ), see the <https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/models/migration-guide#migrating-from-claude-mythos-preview> migration guide . Current and recently retired models are listed in the following table with their status: API model name | Current state | Deprecated | Tentative retirement date | claude-fable-5 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than June 9, 2027 | claude-opus-5 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than July 24, 2027 | 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 |
https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/about-claude/model-deprecations
learn.microsoft.com says provider is Microsoft Azure / Foundry, as of 2026-08-12.
claude-opus-4-6 | — | Preview | 2027-02-02 |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
Human-readable model name
docs.anthropic.com says human-readable model name is Claude Opus 4.6, as of 2026-08-12.
To migrate to <https://anthropic.com/glasswing> Claude Mythos 5 ( claude-mythos-5 ), see the <https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/models/migration-guide#migrating-from-claude-mythos-preview> migration guide . Current and recently retired models are listed in the following table with their status: API model name | Current state | Deprecated | Tentative retirement date | claude-fable-5 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than June 9, 2027 | claude-opus-5 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than July 24, 2027 | 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 |
https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/about-claude/model-deprecations
learn.microsoft.com says human-readable model name is claude-opus-4-6, as of 2026-08-12.
claude-opus-4-6 | — | Preview | 2027-02-02 |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
Lifecycle status
docs.anthropic.com says lifecycle status is Active, as of 2026-08-12.
To migrate to <https://anthropic.com/glasswing> Claude Mythos 5 ( claude-mythos-5 ), see the <https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/models/migration-guide#migrating-from-claude-mythos-preview> migration guide . Current and recently retired models are listed in the following table with their status: API model name | Current state | Deprecated | Tentative retirement date | claude-fable-5 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than June 9, 2027 | claude-opus-5 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than July 24, 2027 | 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 |
https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/about-claude/model-deprecations
learn.microsoft.com says lifecycle status is Preview, as of 2026-08-12.
claude-opus-4-6 | — | Preview | 2027-02-02 |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
Shutdown / retirement date
docs.anthropic.com says shutdown / retirement date is Not sooner than February 5, 2027, as of 2026-08-12.
To migrate to <https://anthropic.com/glasswing> Claude Mythos 5 ( claude-mythos-5 ), see the <https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/models/migration-guide#migrating-from-claude-mythos-preview> migration guide . Current and recently retired models are listed in the following table with their status: API model name | Current state | Deprecated | Tentative retirement date | claude-fable-5 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than June 9, 2027 | claude-opus-5 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than July 24, 2027 | 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 |
https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/about-claude/model-deprecations
learn.microsoft.com says shutdown / retirement date is 2027-02-02, as of 2026-08-12.
claude-opus-4-6 | — | Preview | 2027-02-02 |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
Platform / deployment scope
docs.anthropic.com says platform / deployment scope is Anthropic API / Claude Platform on AWS / Microsoft Foundry, as of 2026-08-12.
To migrate to <https://anthropic.com/glasswing> Claude Mythos 5 ( claude-mythos-5 ), see the <https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/models/migration-guide#migrating-from-claude-mythos-preview> migration guide . Current and recently retired models are listed in the following table with their status: API model name | Current state | Deprecated | Tentative retirement date | claude-fable-5 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than June 9, 2027 | claude-opus-5 | Active | N/A | Not sooner than July 24, 2027 | 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 |
https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/about-claude/model-deprecations
learn.microsoft.com says platform / deployment scope is Azure / Microsoft Foundry, as of 2026-08-12.
claude-opus-4-6 | — | Preview | 2027-02-02 |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
Sources
- docs.anthropic.comhttps://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/about-claude/model-deprecations
- learn.microsoft.comhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule