Anthropic extends Fable 5 access through July 19 (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

Anthropic has announced an extension of access to its Claude Fable 5 model for paid subscribers through July 19, alongside a 50% increase in weekly rate limits for Claude Code. This decision comes in response to heightened competition in the AI arena, particularly after OpenAI launched its GPT-5.6 family, which has shown competitive performance compared to Fable 5 in coding and reasoning tasks. By extending access and upping rate limits, Anthropic aims to encourage developers to continue experimenting with its models amid market pressures. The extension is also a crucial move for Anthropic following a troubled rollout of Fable 5, which was launched on June 9 but suspended just three days later due to security concerns, leading to a 19-day hiatus. Although access was reinstated on July 1 with specific limitations, the latest move indicates a potential strategy to enhance user goodwill and regain developer interest. Anthropic has expressed a goal of reestablishing Fable 5 as a standard subscription offering, although no definitive timeline has been provided for this restoration.