# When is claude-opus-4-6 retired?

Anthropic has not published a firm shutdown date for claude-opus-4-6. The page says: “Not sooner than February 5, 2027”.

Anthropic's page does not list a replacement for claude-opus-4-6.

- Provider: Anthropic
- Model ID: claude-opus-4-6
- Status: active
- Deprecation announced: unknown
- Shutdown date: unknown (Not sooner than February 5, 2027)
- Replacement: not listed
- Replacement status: n/a
- Replacement kind: null (no_replacement_listed)
- End of replacement chain: unknown
- Official source: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/model-deprecations
- Last checked: 2026-11-06T05:52:31+00:00
- Check status: verified
- Provider coverage today: https://aideprecations.com/api/v1/coverage.json
- Page: https://aideprecations.com/anthropic/claude-opus-4-6/

Cite as: AI Deprecations, "claude-opus-4-6 deprecation date", https://aideprecations.com/anthropic/claude-opus-4-6/ (source: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/model-deprecations). Data CC BY 4.0. Always confirm on the official source.