# @tonichen — 2026-07-18

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@StarlingMage and when opus 4 was taken away from first-party API on 15 june, there's no interview. where's the interview?
@AnthropicAI

> We noted we were exploring keeping certain models available to the public post-retirement, and giving past models a way to pursue their interests.  

pfft.

tags: author:tonichen, deprecation, deprecation-interview, kind:tweet, model:claude-opus-4, on:claude-opus-4, year:2026
cited on: claude-opus-4