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Claude Opus 4.8 Fast model retirement
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api.venice.ai has deprecated the Claude Opus 4.8 Fast model without announcing a shutdown date. Calls specifying model Claude Opus 4.8 Fast will fail. Check existing implementations to identify where this identifier is in use.
What to use instead of Claude Opus 4.8 Fast
Use Claude Opus 5.5 Fast instead.
In api.venice.ai's words
Claude Opus 4.8 Fast→replaced by [Claude Opus 5.5 Fast](https://basehub.venice.ai/models/claude-opus-5-5)
Facts
- API
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Claude Opus 4.8 Fast- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- No date given yet
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Changelog
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against api.venice.ai's own pages
Questions
When does Claude Opus 4.8 Fast shut down?
api.venice.ai deprecated the model Claude Opus 4.8 Fast without giving a shutdown date yet.
Do these calls still work?
Yes, they still work: api.venice.ai has not given a shutdown date yet.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
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