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Claude Fable 5

Anthropic

Released
June 9, 2026
Data date
September 8, 2026
Benchmark-Meta-Score
Provisional, 59.2 % panel coverage
Speed
61.7 tokens/s
Output throughput
Price
Input · Output / 1M tokens
Input
Text, Image
Output
Text

Claude Fable 5 was the generally available half of the model core it shared with Claude Mythos 5 from June 9, 2026. It was the direct predecessor to Claude Fable 5.1, combining demanding software work, knowledge work, and vision with safety classifiers.

Its availability followed an unusual path. A report from Amazon researchers described a method that could bypass Fable 5 safeguards during vulnerability research, after which US export controls suspended access from June 12 through June 30. Fable returned globally on July 1. Anthropic now labels it legacy, while keeping its API available and pointing new integrations to Fable 5.1.

Specifications and access

SpecificationValue and source
Weights
ProprietarySource
Access
Context window
1,000,000 tokensSource
Knowledge cutoff
January 2026Source
Notes
Mythos-class tier above Opus, most capable widely-released model, 1M context (new tokenizer, ~30% more tokens per text vs. pre-Opus-4.7 models), 128K output, adaptive thinking only, safety classifiers with refusal fallback to Opus 4.8. Briefly suspended 2026-06-12 to 2026-06-30 under a US export control directive after a jailbreak was found; generally available again since 2026-07-01.Source
API model ID
claude-fable-5Source
Source status
active (legacy)Source
Release
2026-06-09Source
Maximum output
128,000 tokensSource
Input
Text, imagesSource
Output
TextSource
Reasoning mode
adaptive (always on); default highSource
Knowledge cutoff
2026-01Source
Tool calling
Structured output