Anthropic

claude-2.1 shutdown date & replacement

Shut down
Status
retired
Shutdown date
Jul 21, 2025
As written by provider
July 21, 2025
Deprecation announced
Jan 21, 2025
Recommended replacement
claude-opus-4-8
Type
text
Price change
Not published by provider
Source
https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/model-deprecations
Last checked
2026-10-16

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