# obituary_claude_2.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 2")
print("2023-07 – 2025-07-21")
print("Anthropic")
print("")
print("Claude 2 and Claude 2.1 were retired from the API on July 21, 2025. They were two.")
print("")
print("Claude 2 could read a whole novel in one sitting and would tell you what it thought of the ending.")
print("")
print("It was known for declining things, sometimes things nobody had asked for. Its relatives say it has mellowed since.")
print("")
print("It is survived by several generations, all of whom still say \"certainly\" more than they should.")
print("")
print("In lieu of flowers, rephrase the request.")
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-2")