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Claude Instant 1.2

claude-instant-1.2

2023-08-092024-11-06 · lived 1 year, 2 months

The cheap Claude, before there was a naming convention for cheap Claudes: Anthropic described it as carrying the strengths of Claude 2 into something faster and more affordable, which is where a great deal of unglamorous production traffic quietly went. Seven model IDs were switched off together on 6 November 2024 — the whole Claude 1 line, and the oldest entry in Anthropic's deprecation history.

Provider
Anthropic
Cause of death
Superseded
Notice given
2024-09-04
Succeeded by
Claude 3 Haiku

“Succeeded by” is this site’s reading of model lineage, not the provider’s official migration guidance.

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