Models & APIs
The maker of Claude: an assistant, a coding tool and models developers can build with.
Official websiteAnthropic makes Claude. Its products include the Claude assistant, Claude Code for software development, and a developer platform for using Claude through an API. Those are different ways to use the company’s technology, with their own access conditions.
Source: Anthropic’s company and product overview · Read
The AI-Buzz reading · editorial analysis
Claude is a useful company story to follow through the work around a model: the interface, the coding environment and the developer API. For a builder, the details of a request can matter as much as the name of the next model.
Migration Provider reports retired · 5 Aug 2026
Anthropic names Opus 4.8 as the replacement on the direct Claude API. Sampling controls need a separate check.
Next step Audit direct Claude API usage and review sampling parameters before adopting the recommended replacement.
Read the scope, sources and checklistBrief sources reviewed 9 Sept 2026. These are selected documentation readings, not a complete news feed or live service tests.