Fable 5 dropped from subscriptions before the promised July 19 date

Fable 5, a subscription tier from Claude, was unexpectedly removed before its promised July 19 date, with users reporting the model no longer appears in their usage dashboard. The removal may be a bug or a backend change, as Claude's status page shows an ongoing incident.

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login Fable 5 dropped from subscriptions before the promised July 19 date 14 points by Ryan Li 20 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | 8 comments help smalltorch 5 minutes ago | next – 1 point per minute and comments from people who never make comments. Is this really that intresting? reply Ryan Li 15 minutes ago | prev | next – looks they plan to public opus 5: https://x.com/pankajkumar dev/status/2078000475685929375 reply robertlucas 17 minutes ago | prev | next – Tought it would be reinstated by updating claude code but doesnt seem to be the case. reply Ryan Li 19 minutes ago | prev – Is this a bug? reply systemd0wn 18 minutes ago | parent | next – Might be a bug https://status.claude.com/incidents/g613ntyj2pwf reply Ryan Li 17 minutes ago | root | parent | next – hope so reply mwigdahl 15 minutes ago | parent | prev | next – I don't know -- it's not even showing Fable in /usage any more, in sessions that were using it just fine moments before. Seems more like a backend change to me. reply slipwalker 6 minutes ago | parent | prev – looks a lot like a rag pull... reply Consider applying for YC's Fall 2026 batch Applications are open till July 27. Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search: