RETIRING IN 240 DAYS
Sunset scheduled for 2027-05-28, reported by a third-party catalog. The identifier still resolves today.
state=dying sunset=2027-05-28 days_remaining=240 severity=high sources=anthropic,litellm evidence_tier=endpoint confirmed_by_endpoint=anthropic documented_by_provider=false replacement=none corroborated=yes divergent_fields=none checked=2026-09-30 15:40Z
anthropic/claude-opus-4-8
Vendor: anthropic. Tracked by 2 of 5 sources.
What each source reports
| Source | ID | Context | Max out | In $/Mtok | Out $/Mtok | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| anthropic native | claude-opus-4-8 | 1,000,000 | 128,000 | — | — | — |
| litellm | azure_ai/claude-opus-4-8 | 1,000,000 | 128,000 | $5 | $25 | 2027-05-28 |
Change history
| Severity | Change | What | Detected |
|---|---|---|---|
| info | repriced | anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: input_price_per_mtok $5.50/Mtok to $5.00/Mtok | 2026-09-24 |
| info | repriced | anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: output_price_per_mtok $27.50/Mtok to $25.00/Mtok | 2026-09-24 |
| info | repriced | anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: cache_read_price_per_mtok $0.55/Mtok to $0.50/Mtok | 2026-09-24 |
| low | repriced | anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: input_price_per_mtok $5.00/Mtok to $5.50/Mtok | 2026-09-24 |
| low | repriced | anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: output_price_per_mtok $25.00/Mtok to $27.50/Mtok | 2026-09-24 |
| low | repriced | anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: cache_read_price_per_mtok $0.50/Mtok to $0.55/Mtok | 2026-09-24 |
| low | added | new model apac.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8 (1,000,000 ctx) | 2026-09-24 |
| high | modified | anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities lost native_structured_output | 2026-09-23 |
| high | modified | au.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities lost native_structured_output | 2026-09-23 |
| high | modified | eu.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities lost native_structured_output | 2026-09-23 |
| high | modified | global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities lost native_structured_output | 2026-09-23 |
| high | modified | jp.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities lost native_structured_output | 2026-09-23 |
| high | modified | us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities lost native_structured_output | 2026-09-23 |
| low | modified | claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained anthropic_compaction | 2026-09-22 |
| low | modified | claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained thinking_cache_preservation | 2026-09-20 |
| low | modified | anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained tool_search | 2026-09-18 |
| low | modified | au.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained tool_search | 2026-09-18 |
| low | modified | eu.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained tool_search | 2026-09-18 |
| low | modified | global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained tool_search | 2026-09-18 |
| low | modified | jp.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained tool_search | 2026-09-18 |
| low | modified | us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained tool_search | 2026-09-18 |
| low | modified | claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained fast_mode | 2026-09-16 |
| medium | deprecated | azure_ai/claude-opus-4-8: deprecation announced for 2027-09-01 — in 365 days | 2026-09-01 |
| medium | deprecated | azure_ai/claude-opus-4-8: retires 2027-09-01 (in 365 days) | 2026-09-01 |
| low | added | new model deepinfra/anthropic/claude-opus-4-8 (1,000,000 ctx) | 2026-08-28 |
| medium | deprecated | claude-opus-4-8: deprecation announced for 2027-05-28 — in 280 days | 2026-08-21 |
| medium | deprecated | vertex_ai/claude-opus-4-8: deprecation announced for 2027-05-28 — in 280 days | 2026-08-21 |
| low | modified | claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained mid_conversation_system | 2026-08-21 |
| medium | deprecated | claude-opus-4-8: retires 2027-05-28 (in 280 days) | 2026-08-21 |
| medium | deprecated | vertex_ai/claude-opus-4-8: retires 2027-05-28 (in 280 days) | 2026-08-21 |
| low | modified | azure_ai/claude-opus-4-8: context_tokens raised 200,000 to 1,000,000 | 2026-07-26 |
| info | modified | [conflict — anthropic reports context_tokens=1,000,000] azure_ai/claude-opus-4-8: context_tokens cut 1,000,000 to 200,000 | 2026-07-25 |
| low | modified | azure_ai/claude-opus-4-8: context_tokens raised 200,000 to 1,000,000 | 2026-07-24 |
| low | modified | azure_ai/claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained mid_conversation_system | 2026-07-20 |
| low | modified | vertex_ai/claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained mid_conversation_system | 2026-07-20 |
| low | modified | claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained native_structured_output | 2026-07-14 |
| low | modified | anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained mid_conversation_system | 2026-07-11 |
| low | modified | au.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained mid_conversation_system | 2026-07-11 |
| low | modified | eu.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained mid_conversation_system | 2026-07-11 |
| low | modified | global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-8: capabilities gained mid_conversation_system | 2026-07-11 |