# Claude Opus 4.8 predecessor

entity: /record/claude-opus-4-8.md  
predicate: predecessor  
page: /record/claude-opus-4-8/predecessor  
as_of: 2026-11-04  

As of November 4, 2026, Claude Opus 4.8's predecessor on the AsOf record is Opus 4.7, dated May 28, 2026, from a primary source (support.claude.com). The record holds 1 claim on Claude Opus 4.8's predecessor, 1 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current predecessor

What the record asserts on 2026-11-04.

- [Claude Opus 4.8](/record/claude-opus-4-8.md) | predecessor | Opus 4.7 | valid 2026-05-28 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_E91575B30B2E](/claim/clm_E91575B30B2E.md)
  sources: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12138966-release-notes

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Claude Opus 4.8](/record/claude-opus-4-8.md) | predecessor | Opus 4.7 | valid 2026-05-28 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_E91575B30B2E](/claim/clm_E91575B30B2E.md)
  sources: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12138966-release-notes

## Questions this record answers

### What is Claude Opus 4.8's current predecessor?

Opus 4.7, dated May 28, 2026, from a primary source (support.claude.com). The record asserts this claim as of November 4, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95).


## Get this data

- JSON: /v1/entities/claude-opus-4-8/predecessor (this fact) · /v1/entities/claude-opus-4-8?predicates=predecessor (with the entity's coverage; add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD for a date)
- MCP: timeline(entity: "claude-opus-4-8", predicates: ["predecessor"]) for every dated value · fetch(id: "/record/claude-opus-4-8/predecessor.md") for this page
- Entity twin: /record/claude-opus-4-8.md · timeline: /timelines/claude-opus-4-8.md

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