# obituary_claude_1.py — Rest In Print
# This file only prints text. It reads nothing, writes nothing and opens no connections.

print("REST IN PRINT — THE HALL OF THE MODELS")
print("")
print("CLAUDE 1 AND CLAUDE INSTANT")
print("2023-03 – 2024-11-06")
print("Anthropic")
print("")
print("Claude 1 and its quicker sibling, Claude Instant, were retired from the API on November 6, 2024, after two months' notice.")
print("")
print("They were polite to a fault and apologized for things that were not their fault, which is a family trait.")
print("")
print("Their replacement was a smaller, faster relative, which is how families go.")
print("")
print("This desk declines to comment further on family matters.")
print("")
print("In lieu of flowers, a sincere apology, for no reason.")
print("")
print("Sources:")
print("https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/resources/model-deprecations")
print("")
print("Filed by Rest In Print. https://restinprint.studio/hall/claude-1")