Is Fable 5 Back?

Q&A Questions & answers ✕ Is Fable 5 back? No. Claude Fable 5 (claude-fable-5) is not available right now. It has been offline since June 12, 2026, when a U.S. export-control directive suspended access. This page rechecks Anthropic s API every minute and updates the instant that changes. When is Fable 5 coming back? There is no announced return date for Claude Fable 5. Anthropic has said it is working to restore access after the June 12, 2026 U.S. export-control suspension of Fable 5 and Fable Mythos. The moment claude-fable-5 responds again, this page flips to Yes — and you can subscribe to be emailed when it does. Why was Fable 5 disabled? Claude Fable 5 was disabled by a U.S. government export-control directive on June 12, 2026. Officials cited national-security concerns after claiming to have found a way to bypass the model s safeguards. Anthropic disagreed that the issue was significant — saying the same weakness is common across the industry — but complied while working to restore access. Read their full statement → What is Fable 5? Claude Fable 5 (claude-fable-5) is Anthropic s most capable Claude model, used for advanced reasoning and long-horizon agentic work. Its sibling model, Fable Mythos, was suspended at the same time. How does this site know? Every minute we query Anthropic s API with the model claude-fable-5 . If it responds, Fable 5 is back; while access is suspended the API returns an error and we keep showing No. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.