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Fable 5's slow adoption suggests corporate willingness to pay for frontier AI has hit a ceiling

Anthropic's Fable 5, considered the most powerful AI model on the market, accounts for only six percent of Anthropic tokens sold, according to Ramp data, suggesting corporate willingness to pay for frontier AI has hit a ceiling. The model's steep price tag and lack of measurable everyday value are cited as reasons for slow adoption by U.S. companies.

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Anthropic's Fable 5 is considered the most powerful AI model on the market, but U.S. companies are barely buying it. According to Ramp data, Fable 5 accounts for only six percent of Anthropic tokens sold. The model's steep price tag suggests corporate AI spending may have hit a ceiling, at least as long as performance gains don't translate into measurable everyday value.

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