Anthropic Claude claude-opus-4-6 End of Life

Support dates and upgrade guidance — rebuilt from live data.

Supported

Anthropic Claude claude-opus-4-6 is actively supported. It reaches end of life on 5 Feb 2027.

180 days of security support left

51% of this branch's supported lifetime has elapsed — 5 Feb 2026 → 5 Feb 2027.

Support timeline

Official dates from the Anthropic Claude release process.

Moving to Anthropic Claude claude-opus-5 extends security support by about 169 days.

Branch	End of life	Days left	vs claude-opus-4-6
Anthropic Claude claude-opus-5	24 Jul 2027	349	+169 days
Anthropic Claude claude-sonnet-5	30 Jun 2027	325	+145 days
Anthropic Claude claude-fable-5	9 Jun 2027	304	+124 days
Anthropic Claude claude-opus-4-8	28 May 2027	292	+112 days
Anthropic Claude claude-opus-4-7	16 Apr 2027	250	+70 days
Anthropic Claude claude-sonnet-4-6	17 Feb 2027	192	+12 days
Anthropic Claude claude-opus-4-6	5 Feb 2027	180	this branch
Anthropic Claude claude-opus-4-5-20251101	24 Nov 2026	107	-73 days
Anthropic Claude claude-haiku-4-5-20251001	15 Oct 2026	67	-113 days
Anthropic Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929	29 Sept 2026	51	-129 days

When does Anthropic Claude claude-opus-4-6 reach end of life?

Anthropic Claude claude-opus-4-6 reaches end of life on 5 Feb 2027 — 180 days from now. After that date it receives no security fixes.

Is Anthropic Claude claude-opus-4-6 still supported?

Yes. Anthropic Claude claude-opus-4-6 is currently maintained. Latest release: —.

What happens when Anthropic Claude claude-opus-4-6 reaches end of life?

Security fixes stop. After 5 Feb 2027 this branch receives no further updates under standard support.

How long do I have to upgrade from Anthropic Claude claude-opus-4-6?

180 days. Moving to Anthropic Claude claude-opus-5 instead buys roughly 169 more days of security support.