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Claude Developer Platform - February 19, 2026

We've launched automatic caching for the Messages API. Add a single cache_control field to your request body and the system automatically caches the last cacheable block, moving the cache point forward as conversations grow. No manual breakpoint management required. Works alongside existing block-level cache control for fine-grained optimization. Available on the Claude API and Azure AI Foundry (preview). Learn more in our prompt caching documentation.

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Claude Developer Platform - February 17, 2026

We've launched Claude Sonnet 4.6, our latest balanced model combining speed and intelligence for everyday tasks. Sonnet 4.6 delivers improved agentic search performance while consuming fewer tokens. Sonnet 4.6 supports extended thinking and a 1M token context window (beta). See...

Claude Developer Platform - February 7, 2026

We've launched fast mode in research preview for Opus 4.6, providing significantly faster output token generation via the speed parameter. Fast mode is up to 2.5x as fast at premium pricing. Interested customers should join the waitlist.

Claude Developer Platform - February 5, 2026

We've launched Claude Opus 4.6, our most intelligent model for complex agentic tasks and long-horizon work. Opus 4.6 recommends adaptive thinking (thinking: {type: "adaptive"}); manual thinking (type: "enabled" with budget_tokens) is deprecated. Opus 4.6 does not support prefilling assistant messages. Learn more in What's new in Claude 4.6. -...

Claude Developer Platform - January 29, 2026

Structured outputs are now generally available on the Claude API for Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Opus 4.5, and Claude Haiku 4.5. GA includes expanded schema support, improved grammar compilation latency, and a simplified integration path with no beta header required. The output_format parameter has moved to output_config.format. Existing beta users can continue using the beta header during the transition period. Structured...

Claude Developer Platform - January 12, 2026

console.anthropic.com now redirects to platform.claude.com. The Claude Console has moved to its new home as part of our Claude brand consolidation. Existing bookmarks and links will continue working via automatic redirect. For more details, see the September 16, 2025 announcement.