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 "note": "Source of truth for the /deprecations system. Every entry verified against the provider's OWN deprecation/lifecycle documentation on the 'verified' date. Lifecycle of an entry: announced -> deprecated -> retired (status field). NEVER delete an entry after its model retires — retired entries are the permanent record, which is the point of the asset. model history for the 21 tracked models stays in history.json; this file also covers legacy models benchr's tools never tracked (GPT-4 era, Claude 3 era, Gemini 1/2 era). 'page' is the dedicated benchr page when one exists, null when the hub row is enough.",
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   "platform_note": "Dates apply to the Claude API, Claude Platform on AWS, and Microsoft Foundry. Amazon Bedrock and Vertex AI set their own retirement schedules.",
   "tentative_retirement_floors": {
    "note": "Official 'not sooner than' dates from the Anthropic model-status table, verified 2026-06-12. These are floors, not announcements — a model may retire any time AFTER its floor, with at least 60 days notice.",
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   "notice": "Published shutdown dates are the EARLIEST possible retirement dates; Google says it communicates the exact date with advance notice.",
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