Anthropic GA for Claude 4.5 Structured Outputs & 1M Context Window
Action Required
Users must migrate to the new Claude 4.5 models and update their integrations to leverage the GA structured outputs and 1M token context window, or risk disruptions to their applications.
AI Impact Summary
Anthropic is generally releasing new capabilities for Claude 4.5 models, specifically focusing on structured outputs and expanded features. This release includes GA for structured outputs across Sonnet 4.5, Opus 4.5, and Haiku 4.5, alongside updates to the 1M token context window, media limits, caching, and model capabilities. The move to effort parameter replacing budget_tokens is a key change, and the introduction of data residency controls adds a new layer of complexity for users.
Affected Systems
- Date
- Date not specified
- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- high