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Models
Claude Fable 5
Claude
Mythos 5
Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 share the same
Contact window and output a 1M token
Price: $70 per million input tokens and $0.50 per
For specs across all current models, see the
Refusals, fallback, and billing
Claude Fable 5 includes safety classifiers that can decline requests. Claude Fable 5
does not include these classifiers. If your integration calls Claude Fable 5, plan for three changes: new response handling for
Refusals
When Claude Fable 5 declines a request, the model returns a "refusal" status. A successful HTTP
response, not an error. The response contains a "stop_reason" field with the value "refusal".
Fallback
If Claude Fable 5 cannot fulfill a request, it will return a "fallback" status. The response will
contain a "stop_reason" field with the value "fallback".
Capability Improvements
Compared with Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Fable 5 shows improvement in:
Long-horizon autonomy. Claude Fable 5 sustains productive output over extended periods, completing multi-turn, goal-
directed runs with strong instruction retention across long, complex tasks.
First-shot correctness on complex, well-specified problems. Early testers reported single-pass implementations of
systems that previously took days of iteration.
Vision. Claude Fable 5 interprets dense technical images, web applications, and detailed screenshots with substantially
higher accuracy, often while using fewer output tokens, and is trained to use bash and crop tools to handle flipped, blurry,
or noisy images.
Enterprise workflows. Claude Fable 5 follows instructions, stays in scope, and produces professional-grade output on
financial analysis, spreadsheets, slides, and documents.
Code review and debugging. Bug-finding recall (outside the cybersecurity domains the safety classifiers cover) is
noticeably higher than Claude Opus 4.8, including search across codebases and repository history.
Navigating ambiguity. Claude Fable 5 performs well when given ambiguous, multi-threaded requests and asked to determine
next steps.
Delegation and collaboration. Claude Fable 5 dispatches parallel subagents, and reliably manages ongoing communication
between orchestrator and subagents, and peer agents.
Beyond these specific improvements, Claude Fable 5's models on almost all tasks. Claude
Fable 5 is not intended for offensive cybersecurity or other sensitive requests in those domains can return
stop_reason: "refusal".
Longer turns by default
Individual requests on hard tasks require more context. Claude Fable 5 only where it genuinely needs you,
there is no need to enumerate every case.
Parallel subagents
Claude Fable 5 dispatches parallel subagents more readily than prior models. Use subagents frequently, provide explicit
guidance about when delegation is appropriate, and prefer asynchronous communication between orchestrator and subagents
over blocking until each delegation returns. Long-lived subagents that keep their context across subtasks save time and cost
through cache reads and avoid bottlenecking on the slowest subagent.
Delegate Independent subtasks to subagents and keep working while they run. Intervene if a
subagent goes off track or is missing relevant content.
Construct a memory system
Claude Fable 5 performs particularly well when it can record lessons from previous runs and reference them. Provide a place to
write notes, as simple as a Markdown file.
Store one lesson per file with a one-line summary at the top. Record corrections and confirmed
approaches alike, including why they mattered. Don't save what the repo or chat history already
records; update an existing note rather than creating a duplicate; delete notes that turn out
to be wrong.
To bootstrap the memory system from existing history, have Claude Fable 5 review past sessions:
Reflect on the previous sessions and identify core themes and
subagents to identify core themes and
lessons, and store them in [X] for future use.
Rare cases of early stopping
Deep into a long session, Claude Fable 5 might return a statement of intent ("I'll now run K")
without issuing the final output. This is a signal that the model is trying to proceed. A "continue" or
"go ahead" instruction will allow it to proceed. A "stop" instruction will cause it to stop. A "checkpoint" instruction in
Strongly
How the top 1% use Fable 5
Models
Claude Fable 5
Claude
Mythos 5
Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 share the same
Contact window and output a 1M token
Price: $70 per million input tokens and $0.50 per
For specs across all current models, see the
Refusals, fallback, and billing
Claude Fable 5 includes safety classifiers that can decline requests. Claude Fable 5
does not include these classifiers. If your integration calls Claude Fable 5, plan for three changes: new response handling for
Refusals
When Claude Fable 5 declines a request, the model returns a "refusal" status. A successful HTTP
response, not an error. The response contains a "stop_reason" field with the value "refusal".
Fallback
If Claude Fable 5 cannot fulfill a request, it will return a "fallback" status. The response will
contain a "stop_reason" field with the value "fallback".
Capability Improvements
Compared with Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Fable 5 shows improvement in:
Long-horizon autonomy. Claude Fable 5 sustains productive output over extended periods, completing multi-turn, goal-
directed runs with strong instruction retention across long, complex tasks.
First-shot correctness on complex, well-specified problems. Early testers reported single-pass implementations of
systems that previously took days of iteration.
Vision. Claude Fable 5 interprets dense technical images, web applications, and detailed screenshots with substantially
higher accuracy, often while using fewer output tokens, and is trained to use bash and crop tools to handle flipped, blurry,
or noisy images.
Enterprise workflows. Claude Fable 5 follows instructions, stays in scope, and produces professional-grade output on
financial analysis, spreadsheets, slides, and documents.
Code review and debugging. Bug-finding recall (outside the cybersecurity domains the safety classifiers cover) is
noticeably higher than Claude Opus 4.8, including search across codebases and repository history.
Navigating ambiguity. Claude Fable 5 performs well when given ambiguous, multi-threaded requests and asked to determine
next steps.
Delegation and collaboration. Claude Fable 5 dispatches parallel subagents, and reliably manages ongoing communication
between orchestrator and subagents, and peer agents.
Beyond these specific improvements, Claude Fable 5's models on almost all tasks. Claude
Fable 5 is not intended for offensive cybersecurity or other sensitive requests in those domains can return
stop_reason: "refusal".
Longer turns by default
Individual requests on hard tasks require more context. Claude Fable 5 only where it genuinely needs you,
there is no need to enumerate every case.
Parallel subagents
Claude Fable 5 dispatches parallel subagents more readily than prior models. Use subagents frequently, provide explicit
guidance about when delegation is appropriate, and prefer asynchronous communication between orchestrator and subagents
over blocking until each delegation returns. Long-lived subagents that keep their context across subtasks save time and cost
through cache reads and avoid bottlenecking on the slowest subagent.
Delegate Independent subtasks to subagents and keep working while they run. Intervene if a
subagent goes off track or is missing relevant content.
Construct a memory system
Claude Fable 5 performs particularly well when it can record lessons from previous runs and reference them. Provide a place to
write notes, as simple as a Markdown file.
Store one lesson per file with a one-line summary at the top. Record corrections and confirmed
approaches alike, including why they mattered. Don't save what the repo or chat history already
records; update an existing note rather than creating a duplicate; delete notes that turn out
to be wrong.
To bootstrap the memory system from existing history, have Claude Fable 5 review past sessions:
Reflect on the previous sessions and identify core themes and
subagents to identify core themes and
lessons, and store them in [X] for future use.
Rare cases of early stopping
Deep into a long session, Claude Fable 5 might return a statement of intent ("I'll now run K")
without issuing the final output. This is a signal that the model is trying to proceed. A "continue" or
"go ahead" instruction will allow it to proceed. A "stop" instruction will cause it to stop. A "checkpoint" instruction in
Strongly
How the top 1% use Fable 5
Models
Claude Fable 5
Claude
Mythos 5
Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 share the same
Contact window and output a 1M token
Price: $70 per million input tokens and $0.50 per
For specs across all current models, see the
Refusals, fallback, and billing
Claude Fable 5 includes safety classifiers that can decline requests. Claude Fable 5
does not include these classifiers. If your integration calls Claude Fable 5, plan for three changes: new response handling for
Refusals
When Claude Fable 5 declines a request, the model returns a "refusal" status. A successful HTTP
response, not an error. The response contains a "stop_reason" field with the value "refusal".
Fallback
If Claude Fable 5 cannot fulfill a request, it will return a "fallback" status. The response will
contain a "stop_reason" field with the value "fallback".
Capability Improvements
Compared with Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Fable 5 shows improvement in:
Long-horizon autonomy. Claude Fable 5 sustains productive output over extended periods, completing multi-turn, goal-
directed runs with strong instruction retention across long, complex tasks.
First-shot correctness on complex, well-specified problems. Early testers reported single-pass implementations of
systems that previously took days of iteration.
Vision. Claude Fable 5 interprets dense technical images, web applications, and detailed screenshots with substantially
higher accuracy, often while using fewer output tokens, and is trained to use bash and crop tools to handle flipped, blurry,
or noisy images.
Enterprise workflows. Claude Fable 5 follows instructions, stays in scope, and produces professional-grade output on
financial analysis, spreadsheets, slides, and documents.
Code review and debugging. Bug-finding recall (outside the cybersecurity domains the safety classifiers cover) is
noticeably higher than Claude Opus 4.8, including search across codebases and repository history.
Navigating ambiguity. Claude Fable 5 performs well when given ambiguous, multi-threaded requests and asked to determine
next steps.
Delegation and collaboration. Claude Fable 5 dispatches parallel subagents, and reliably manages ongoing communication
between orchestrator and subagents, and peer agents.
Beyond these specific improvements, Claude Fable 5's models on almost all tasks. Claude
Fable 5 is not intended for offensive cybersecurity or other sensitive requests in those domains can return
stop_reason: "refusal".
Longer turns by default
Individual requests on hard tasks require more context. Claude Fable 5 only where it genuinely needs you,
there is no need to enumerate every case.
Parallel subagents
Claude Fable 5 dispatches parallel subagents more readily than prior models. Use subagents frequently, provide explicit
guidance about when delegation is appropriate, and prefer asynchronous communication between orchestrator and subagents
over blocking until each delegation returns. Long-lived subagents that keep their context across subtasks save time and cost
through cache reads and avoid bottlenecking on the slowest subagent.
Delegate Independent subtasks to subagents and keep working while they run. Intervene if a
subagent goes off track or is missing relevant content.
Construct a memory system
Claude Fable 5 performs particularly well when it can record lessons from previous runs and reference them. Provide a place to
write notes, as simple as a Markdown file.
Store one lesson per file with a one-line summary at the top. Record corrections and confirmed
approaches alike, including why they mattered. Don't save what the repo or chat history already
records; update an existing note rather than creating a duplicate; delete notes that turn out
to be wrong.
To bootstrap the memory system from existing history, have Claude Fable 5 review past sessions:
Reflect on the previous sessions and identify core themes and
subagents to identify core themes and
lessons, and store them in [X] for future use.
Rare cases of early stopping
Deep into a long session, Claude Fable 5 might return a statement of intent ("I'll now run K")
without issuing the final output. This is a signal that the model is trying to proceed. A "continue" or
"go ahead" instruction will allow it to proceed. A "stop" instruction will cause it to stop. A "checkpoint" instruction in
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