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Anthropic Launches Claude API on Google Cloud with Day-Zero Feature Parity

October 22, 2026 at 17:28 EDT

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Anthropic has introduced an Anthropic-managed deployment option for the Claude API on Google Cloud, giving organizations direct access to Claude models with immediate availability of new platform features. The Anthropic-managed service, announced October 22, 2026, operates Claude's API infrastructure on Google Cloud under Anthropic's terms of service, enabling customers to use Google Cloud IAM for access control and consolidate Claude spend within Google Cloud billing alongside other cloud services.

October 2026 · Google Cloud

Claude API Deployment Choice

Anthropic expands Claude on Google Cloud with two deployment paths: day-zero features or enhanced compliance.

Anthropic-Managed

Day-zero feature access
Claude Managed Agents
Opus 5.5 fast mode
Latest capabilities first

Google-Managed

Stricter compliance
VPC Service Controls
Regional data residency
Post-integration features

Available Claude Models

FABLE 5.1

Fast & compact

HAIKU 5.5

Efficient

SONNET 5.5

Balanced

OPUS 5.5

Most capable

Same pricing as Claude API

$4 / $20 per 1M tokens

Opus 5.5 input / output

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