{"slug": "fable-gone-usage-credits-are-required-for-this-model", "title": "Fable gone – Usage credits are required for this model", "summary": "Anthropic is extending Claude Fable 5 access on all paid plans and increased Claude Code rate limits through July 19, but users are encountering a 'Usage credits are required for this model' error as of July 17, 2026. Applications for extended access remain open until July 27.", "body_md": "| ||||||||||||\n8 points by |\nClaude\nWe’re extending Claude Fable 5 access on all paid plans, as well as our increased Claude Code rate limits, through July 19. Despite this, today on July 17, 2026 at 11:25 AM PST > `Usage credits are required for this model.` | |||||||||||\nApplications are open till July 27. |", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fable-gone-usage-credits-are-required-for-this-model", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48950625", "published_at": "2026-07-17 18:28:38+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-17 18:53:25.103619+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "large-language-models"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "Claude", "Claude Fable 5", "Claude Code"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fable-gone-usage-credits-are-required-for-this-model", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fable-gone-usage-credits-are-required-for-this-model.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fable-gone-usage-credits-are-required-for-this-model.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fable-gone-usage-credits-are-required-for-this-model.jsonld"}}