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Claude End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline

Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Claude versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.

Claude claude-sonnet-4-20250514 reaches end of life on June 15, 2026. Plan your migration now — 37 days remaining.
Latest Active
claude-opus-4-5-20251101
claude-opus-4-5-20251101 series
Next EOL
claude-sonnet-4-20250514
Jun 15, 2026
Active Versions
4
of 25 total
EOL Versions
16
no longer patched
Release Cycle Timeline
EOL   Warning   Active   Today
Release cycle timeline 2024202520262027claude-1.2claude-1.1claude-instant-1.0claude-1.0claude-instant-1.1claude-1.3claude-2.0claude-instant-1.2claude-2.1claude-3-opus-20240229claude-3-sonnet-20240229claude-3-haiku-20240307claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620claude-3-5-haiku-20241022claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219claude-sonnet-4-20250514claude-opus-4-20250514claude-opus-4-1-20250805claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929claude-haiku-4-5-20251001claude-opus-4-5-20251101claude-opus-4-6claude-sonnet-4-6claude-opus-4-7TODAY
All Versions
VersionLatest ReleaseRelease DateEOL DateDaysStatus
claude-1.0 Mar 14, 2023 Nov 6, 2024 549 days past EOL EOL
claude-instant-1.0 Mar 14, 2023 Nov 6, 2024 549 days past EOL EOL
claude-1.1 Mar 14, 2023 Nov 6, 2024 549 days past EOL EOL
claude-1.2 Mar 14, 2023 Nov 6, 2024 549 days past EOL EOL
claude-instant-1.1 Mar 31, 2023 Nov 6, 2024 549 days past EOL EOL
claude-1.3 Apr 18, 2023 Nov 6, 2024 549 days past EOL EOL
claude-2.0 Jul 11, 2023 Jul 21, 2025 292 days past EOL EOL
claude-instant-1.2 Aug 9, 2023 Nov 6, 2024 549 days past EOL EOL
claude-2.1 Nov 21, 2023 Jul 21, 2025 292 days past EOL EOL
claude-3-sonnet-20240229 Mar 4, 2024 Jul 21, 2025 292 days past EOL EOL
claude-3-opus-20240229 Mar 4, 2024 Jan 5, 2026 124 days past EOL EOL
claude-3-haiku-20240307 Mar 13, 2024 Apr 20, 2026 19 days past EOL EOL
claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620 Jun 21, 2024 Oct 28, 2025 193 days past EOL EOL
claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 Oct 22, 2024 Oct 28, 2025 193 days past EOL EOL
claude-3-5-haiku-20241022 Oct 22, 2024 Feb 19, 2026 79 days past EOL EOL
claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219 Feb 24, 2025 Feb 19, 2026 79 days past EOL EOL
claude-opus-4-20250514 May 22, 2025 Jun 15, 2026 37 days remaining Warning
claude-sonnet-4-20250514 May 22, 2025 Jun 15, 2026 37 days remaining Warning
claude-opus-4-1-20250805 Aug 5, 2025 Aug 5, 2026 88 days remaining Warning
claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Sep 29, 2025 Sep 29, 2026 143 days remaining Warning
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 Oct 15, 2025 Oct 15, 2026 159 days remaining Warning
claude-opus-4-5-20251101 Nov 24, 2025 Nov 24, 2026 199 days remaining Active
claude-opus-4-6 Feb 5, 2026 Feb 5, 2027 272 days remaining Active
claude-sonnet-4-6 Feb 17, 2026 Feb 17, 2027 284 days remaining Active
claude-opus-4-7 Apr 16, 2026 Apr 16, 2027 342 days remaining Active

What does Claude end of life mean for your organization?

When a Claude version reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.

The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.

Organizations running EOL Claude should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the end-of-life date for Claude?
The next Claude version reaching EOL is claude-sonnet-4-20250514 on June 15, 2026. See the full table above for all version EOL dates.
What is the latest supported version of Claude?
The latest active version of Claude is claude-opus-4-5-20251101. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when Claude reaches end of life?
When Claude reaches end of life, the vendor stops issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate indefinitely with no patch path — creating an ever-growing attack surface that most vulnerability scanners do not flag.
How do I check if I'm running an EOL version of Claude?
Check your current version against the table above. If your version's EOL date has passed, you are running unsupported software. You can also use the endoflife.ai Stack Scanner to check your entire dependency file at once.
Is there extended support available for EOL Claude versions?
Some vendors offer extended support for EOL software. Contact the original vendor or check with enterprise support providers for options.

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