Anthropic extends complimentary Claude Fable 5 access for paid plans through July 19

Anthropic has extended its temporary offer for Claude Fable 5, allowing eligible paid subscribers to use the model without separate usage charges through July 19, 2026, at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

The company had initially planned to end the offer on July 7, then moved the deadline to July 12. The latest extension gives subscribers another week of access while Anthropic works to manage the computing resources required to operate the model.

The promotion covers Claude Pro, Max, Team, and premium seats on seat-based Enterprise subscriptions, provided an organization has enabled the feature. It also includes a 50% increase to Claude Code’s weekly usage limits through the same date.

How the allowance works

Fable 5 usage is included for up to half of a subscriber’s weekly plan allowance. Users do not need to activate the promotion, and the model draws from the same shared usage pool as other Claude models. Anthropic cautions that Fable 5 consumes that allowance more quickly than its other models, meaning users may reach their weekly limit sooner.

The model is available through Claude’s web, desktop, and mobile applications, as well as Claude Cowork, Claude Code, Claude Design, Claude for Microsoft 365, Claude for Teams, and Claude Tag. Claude Code users must run version 2.1.170 or later, while Cowork requires the current Claude Desktop release.

After reaching the included Fable 5 allowance, subscribers can either purchase usage credits separately or switch to another Claude model and continue using their remaining plan capacity.

Who is excluded

The offer does not apply to free accounts, standard seats on seat-based Enterprise plans, usage-based Enterprise subscriptions, or API requests. Anthropic has also said that Fable 5 is not being removed from paid subscriptions permanently. The company plans to restore regular subscription access when sufficient computing capacity becomes available.