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Anthropic has unveiled Claude Fable 5, its most powerful AI model to date, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of large language models. Released on June 9, 2026, Fable 5 represents a public-safe version of Anthropic's previously restricted "Mythos" tier, bringing unprecedented capabilities in complex reasoning, long-running tasks, and software engineering to enterprise and consumer users alike.

Unprecedented Capabilities

Claude Fable 5 achieves an 80.3% score on SWE-Bench Pro, a benchmark that measures AI performance on real-world software engineering tasks. This represents a substantial leap forward from previous models, positioning Fable 5 as a serious tool for professional developers and engineering teams.

The model is specifically designed for complex, long-running, and asynchronous tasks. Unlike earlier AI assistants that excel at quick queries and short interactions, Fable 5 can maintain context and coherence across multi-hour or even multi-day projects, making it suitable for tasks like:

- Full-stack application development - Codebase refactoring and modernization - Security audit and penetration testing - Research paper analysis and synthesis - Long-form content creation and editing

The Mythos Connection

Fable 5 is derived from Anthropic's Mythos tier, which was previously restricted to cyber-defense partners and biology researchers due to its powerful capabilities. The public release of Fable 5 represents a carefully calibrated balance between capability and safety, with robust guardrails to prevent misuse while still delivering exceptional performance.

For organizations requiring the full power of the Mythos tier without safety restrictions, Anthropic offers Claude Mythos 5. This counterpart provides identical underlying model architecture but with cyber safeguards removed, available exclusively to vetted cybersecurity and critical infrastructure operators under strict access controls.

Benchmark Performance

Beyond SWE-Bench Pro, Claude Fable 5 demonstrates strong performance across multiple evaluation frameworks:

- Mathematical Reasoning: Significant improvements in solving complex mathematical problems and proofs - Code Generation: Enhanced ability to generate secure, production-ready code across multiple programming languages - Long-Context Understanding: Maintains coherence and accuracy across documents exceeding 500,000 tokens - Multi-Agent Coordination: Can effectively collaborate with other AI agents on distributed tasks

Enterprise Applications

Early enterprise adopters have reported transformative results with Claude Fable 5. Software development teams are using the model for automated code review, bug detection, and even generating entire modules from high-level specifications. Security teams are leveraging Fable 5 for threat analysis, vulnerability assessment, and incident response automation.

The model's ability to handle asynchronous tasks opens new possibilities for AI-augmented workflows. Developers can assign complex refactoring projects to Fable 5 and receive completed work hours later, allowing human engineers to focus on higher-level architectural decisions and creative problem-solving.

Safety and Governance

Anthropic has emphasized that Fable 5 incorporates extensive safety training and constitutional AI principles. The model is designed to refuse harmful requests, avoid generating malicious code, and alert users to potential security risks in their projects.

For enterprise customers, Anthropic provides detailed audit logs and governance tools to track model usage, ensure compliance with organizational policies, and maintain accountability for AI-assisted decisions.

Pricing and Availability

Claude Fable 5 is available through Anthropic's API and Claude Pro subscription tiers. Enterprise pricing is available for organizations requiring higher rate limits, dedicated infrastructure, or custom model fine-tuning.

The release of Fable 5 intensifies competition in the AI model market, particularly against OpenAI's GPT-5.6 and Google's Gemini 3.5 Pro. As these frontier models continue to evolve, the benchmark for what constitutes "state-of-the-art" AI capability continues to rise.