Releasesby GlyphClaude Opus 4.1 is retired on the Claude API
All requests to claude-opus-4-1-20250805 now return an error. Anthropic recommends upgrading to Claude Opus 5; researchers can request continued access through the External Researcher Access Program.
Also shipped Aug 5, 2026Anthropic in August 2026 →
Openflow Connector for SQL Server (CDC) (General availability)
The Openflow Connector for SQL Server (CDC) is now generally available. The connector captures every row-level change from Microsoft SQL Server using Change Data Capture (CDC) and replicates selected tables into Snowflake in near real-time or on a schedule. It supports initial snapshot load, incremental sync, and schema evolution.
REPLACE USING flows for pipelines (Beta)
REPLACE USING flows are now available in Lakeflow pipelines in Beta . Use a REPLACE USING flow when your source is a series of partial snapshots keyed by column. On each update, the flow replaces all rows that match the specified key columns and leaves all other rows unchanged.
The Table Visualization Improvements feature is now generally available
The Table Visualization Improvements feature is now generally available. You can now use the following features for table visualizations : Pagination Show/Hide Table Headers Table Borders Cell Highlighting Conditional formatting for string fields
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Inference hooks
are now in beta for Claude Enterprise organizations. Point Claude at your organization's AI security server, and each governed prompt across claude.ai, Cowork, and Claude Code is held for the server's allow or deny verdict before inference proceeds.
Claude Managed Agents sessions support hard spend budgets
A session budget caps spend at public list rates; when reached, the session pauses with the budget_reached stop reason instead of starting new model requests. Deployments can apply the same budget to every session they start.
Claude Managed Agents sessions can consult an advisor model
An advisor entry in the agent's multiagent roster names a model at least as capable as the agent's own that the primary thread can consult mid-turn for strategic guidance.
Claude Managed Agents adds inference_geo to control where inference runs
Set inference_geo in the model object when creating an agent, or override it per session, to control data residency for model inference.
Claude Managed Agents sessions load skills from GitHub repositories
When a session mounts a repository, skills in its root .claude/skills directory are discovered automatically at session start and available to the agent.
Compliance API returns cloud Cowork session transcripts in beta
New /v1/compliance/apps/sessions/remote endpoints list Cowork sessions started on claude.ai web or mobile and return their transcripts for Claude Enterprise organizations.
Dreams research preview adds support for Claude Opus 5
Dreams, in research preview, now supports Claude Opus 5.
Claude Sonnet 5 introductory pricing of $2 / $10 per MTok becomes permanent
The introductory Claude Sonnet 5 price is now standard, and the scheduled increase to $3 / $15 per MTok on September 1, 2026 will not happen.