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After connecting via a third-party API, when asked about its identity, Claude Code will answer that it is the official Claude model, but what is actually running is LongCat
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Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
9/17/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 12/16/2026
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