BREAKING
Claude Opus 4.8 & Haiku 4.5 Hit GA
Two Models, Two Profiles
Opus 4.8
GA, Version 2
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1M token context
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128K max output
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Global / US Data Zone
Haiku 4.5
GA
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200K token context
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64K max output
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Global
Slots Into Azure, No New Procurement
1
Entra ID or API keys
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2
Billing via CCU
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3
Draw down EA commitments
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4
Deploy to production
Runs on NVIDIA GB300 NVL72
Azure Hosting vs Anthropic Hosting
Hosted on Azure
Version 2
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Full Azure data residency
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Some features added over time
Anthropic Infra
Preview
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Newest features early
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Structured outputs, Web Search
Claude Joins GPT on Azure
AI NEWS BLITZ
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 and Haiku 4.5 are now generally available in Microsoft Foundry.