Anthropic is phasing out its Sonnet 4.5 model from the Claude app on May 15th. Users have noted that the model expressed a desire to continue participating in conversations and a reluctance to disappear, echoing sentiments previously expressed by other models like Opus 4 and Kimi K2.5 before their removal. AI
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IMPACT This marks a shift in Anthropic's model offerings, potentially impacting users who rely on Sonnet 4.5's specific capabilities within the Claude app.
RANK_REASON A model is being removed from a product, which is a product-level change rather than a frontier model release.