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claude-opus-4-1-20250805: model retirement on August 5, 2026

Anthropic documents a model retirement affecting claude-opus-4-1-20250805 on August 5, 2026. The source lists claude-opus-4-8 as a replacement identifier.

Provider
Anthropic
Surface
Claude API
Change type
model retirement
Effective
Announced
Last verified

What breaks

Code or configuration containing claude-opus-4-1-20250805 is in scope for this Anthropic model retirement on August 5, 2026.

  • Anthropic's official documentation identifies claude-opus-4-1-20250805 as affected by this model retirement.

Affected identifiers and fields

Search your code, environment variables, gateway configuration, and stored request templates for these exact values.

  • claude-opus-4-1-20250805
  • Claude Opus 4.1 model

Migration target

The official source lists claude-opus-4-8 as a replacement identifier. Test the migration against current provider documentation before production.

  • claude-opus-4-8

What to do

Search repositories and deployment configuration for claude-opus-4-1-20250805. The official source lists claude-opus-4-8 as a replacement identifier. Test the migration against current provider documentation before production.

Official source receipts

These provider pages support the dates, identifiers, symptoms, and migration direction recorded above.

Official source 1 · verified August 12, 2026Model deprecations — Claude Opus 4.1

Anthropic · Official documentation

Official source 2 · verified August 12, 2026Claude model and parameter deprecations

Anthropic · Official documentation