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Claude Sonnet 4.5 scheduled for retirement November 30, 2026

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Claude Sonnet 4.5 will be retired from the Claude API on November 30, 2026. Developers should migrate to Claude Sonnet 5.5, which is available across all Claude platforms. Code written for Claude Sonnet 5 may break on Claude Sonnet 5.5 due to changes in thinking block handling and tool use requirements.

Stacks this affects

Claude ships in 34 tested stacks here.

Full-stack with Lovable
Code · Builder
$70/mo
Cloud IDE with Replit
Code · Builder
$40/mo
UI-first with v0
Code · Builder
$60/mo
AI newsletter
Writing · Newsletter
$80/mo
AI newsletter (Substack)
Writing · Newsletter
$53/mo
AI thumbnails + ad creative
Marketing · Visual
$50/mo
Android app with AI
Code · Mobile
$42/mo
Autonomous research agent
Research · Intelligence
$59/mo
Cheap bulk LLM automation
Code · Backend
$140/mo
Cold outbound
Sales · Outbound
$342/mo
Cold outbound (solo)
Sales · Outbound
$75/mo
iOS + Android with Expo
Code · Mobile
$67/mo
Faceless YouTube
Video · Creator
$92/mo
Faceless YouTube (budget)
Video · Creator
$6/mo
Inbox triage
Productivity · Inbox
$51/mo
Inbox triage (free)
Productivity · Inbox
$26/mo
Indie SaaS
Code · Builder
$75/mo
Indie SaaS (Gemini long-context)
Code · Builder
$75/mo
iOS app with AI
Code · Mobile
$48/mo
LinkedIn ghostwriting
Writing · Agency
$129/mo
LinkedIn (for yourself)
Writing · Personal
$33/mo
Live trend research
Research · Intelligence
$70/mo
Multilingual content factory
Writing · Content
$60/mo
Open-weight LLM stack
Code · Backend
$170/mo
SEO content engine
Writing · SEO
$118/mo
Antigravity (Google)
Code · Workflow
$40/mo
Codex (CLI + cloud)
Code · Workflow
$40/mo
Ship code with AI
Code · Workflow
$50/mo
Cross-platform short-form
Marketing · Distribution
$49/mo
Self-hosted scheduler
Marketing · Distribution
$25/mo
TikTok character
Video · Creator
$92/mo
TikTok character (audio + text)
Video · Creator
$42/mo
UGC ad creative
Marketing · Ads
$67/mo
UGC ads (CapCut-only)
Marketing · Ads
$24/mo
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