Ask HN: Why Opus4.6 was silently removed from Claude Code?

12 pointst0duf0du18d ago10 comments

Opus 4.6 was working fine after the whole cache problems were solved. Now after the release of Opus 4.7, Anthropic has completely removed Opus 4.6. Why is Anthropic taking such poor descisions and screwing up with their customer base?

10 comments

srvmshr18d ago

Generally it is a good practice to keep v.[N] and [N-1] in active deployment. But lately a lot of policies from Anthropic are confusing at best, and at worst plain subscriber-hostile.

If costs are drowning them, they should rather be a bit more honest about the messaging and hike prices of their lower ($20 / $100) tier by ~$10 and enforce stricter limits (optionally).

I liked 4.5 and 4.6, but none of them are available outside of using API now - and thats a bummer given the 2~2.5X overall costs

gomako18d ago

What alternatives are people using? I really liked Claude code up until a couple of weeks ago when it went a bit crap. I am a solo dev that works on my own projects as well as professional work. I am that person people think knows about computers. I'm not, I can make web pages and use a terminal.

SyneRyder18d ago

It isn't removed:

/model claude-opus-4-6[1m]

kivle18d ago

I will consider this.. Opus 4.7 has effectively made Claude Max 5x into Max 2.5x.. 5 hour caps went from being a minor annoyance to being painful.

Edit: And honestly, I can't say I see much improvement for a "doubling in price".

t0duf0duOP18d ago

Yup was able to replicate using this. Sorry lemme edit the post.

SyneRyder18d ago

All good! I wish it was still in the model picker control too, would be much easier & clearer. But at least this way you can choose any Claude still available and turn off the 1 Million token window if you prefer.

hooch18d ago

confirmed

NicoJuicy18d ago

Cancelled Claude, too expensive for what it is and found much better alternatives price-wise.

rbinv18d ago

Maybe the 4.7 inference is cheaper than 4.6? Just guessing.

baq18d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification

rvz18d ago

The casino increased all their fees, reduced their limits and want more from your credits.

The owner of this casino (Anthropic) decided to upgrade the slot machine (Claude Code) with a new random number generator engine (Opus 4.7) and decommissioned the old one (Opus 4.6).

They claim that the new engine (Opus 4.7) gives better odds and generates results faster with every press of the button, with a catch that it takes more credits on every turn.

The house (Anthropic) always wins.

lanthissa18d ago

i dont think you need to make it malicious, this is what not having enough compute looks like in practice.

its true of gpt5, its true of why antigravity rate limits, and its true of claude.

there is no possible action thats not user hostile when you dont have enough compute. You either reject customers which is hostile and kills your companies growth or you do the best you can with what you have.

its not like these companies under built, they're building as fast as they can.

ozlikethewizard18d ago

I mean if a corps goals dont align with their customers (which almost universally they do not), its pretty safe to assume every action is malicious. Anthropic need to generate profit from a service where users burn cash like it's the weimar republic, every choice they make will be to the detriment of the user up until users stop paying.

baal80spam18d ago

I like this comparison.

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10 comments

srvmshr18d ago

Generally it is a good practice to keep v.[N] and [N-1] in active deployment. But lately a lot of policies from Anthropic are confusing at best, and at worst plain subscriber-hostile.

If costs are drowning them, they should rather be a bit more honest about the messaging and hike prices of their lower ($20 / $100) tier by ~$10 and enforce stricter limits (optionally).

I liked 4.5 and 4.6, but none of them are available outside of using API now - and thats a bummer given the 2~2.5X overall costs

gomako18d ago

SyneRyder18d ago

It isn't removed:

/model claude-opus-4-6[1m]

kivle18d ago

I will consider this.. Opus 4.7 has effectively made Claude Max 5x into Max 2.5x.. 5 hour caps went from being a minor annoyance to being painful.

Edit: And honestly, I can't say I see much improvement for a "doubling in price".

t0duf0duOP18d ago

Yup was able to replicate using this. Sorry lemme edit the post.

SyneRyder18d ago

hooch18d ago

confirmed

NicoJuicy18d ago

Cancelled Claude, too expensive for what it is and found much better alternatives price-wise.

rbinv18d ago

Maybe the 4.7 inference is cheaper than 4.6? Just guessing.

baq18d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification

rvz18d ago

The casino increased all their fees, reduced their limits and want more from your credits.

The owner of this casino (Anthropic) decided to upgrade the slot machine (Claude Code) with a new random number generator engine (Opus 4.7) and decommissioned the old one (Opus 4.6).

They claim that the new engine (Opus 4.7) gives better odds and generates results faster with every press of the button, with a catch that it takes more credits on every turn.

The house (Anthropic) always wins.

lanthissa18d ago

i dont think you need to make it malicious, this is what not having enough compute looks like in practice.

its true of gpt5, its true of why antigravity rate limits, and its true of claude.

its not like these companies under built, they're building as fast as they can.

ozlikethewizard18d ago

baal80spam18d ago

I like this comparison.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse