Claude Fable 5.2 status: as of 2026-10-26 the live Fable model in the official table is still claude-fable-5-1 (2026-09-01)
No 5.2 row anywhere on the official page
As of 2026-10-26, the official model overview still has no Claude Fable 5.2: the latest Fable row is claude-fable-5-1 (Released September 1, 2026; marked Latest on the official model page), lifecycle active, and the deprecations page puts its retirement no sooner than 2027-09-01. What Anthropic added since 2026-09-18 is Opus 5.5 (2026-09-22), Sonnet 5.5 (2026-09-28) and Haiku 5.5 (2026-10-07) — no 5.2 id, date or price. Alongside it Anthropic ships Claude Mythos 5.1, released 2026-09-01 at $10 / $50, available only to organizations verified through Anthropic's verification programs.
Updated 2026-10-26
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Four key points
Official live id
The Fable row the comparison table currently lists; the API id sits on it.
Official releasedOn
Fable 5.1's release date in the table data, lifecycle active.
Official source for 5.2
No claude-fable-5-2 in the table, id list or API docs.
Checked on
This page rests on the official model overview, the deprecations page, the pricing page and the Fable model pages, all captured 2026-10-26.
What this is
"Claude Fable 5.2" is a label circulating off-site; as of 2026-10-26 the official model overview has no matching row: the comparison table's four columns are claude-fable-5-1, claude-opus-5-5, claude-sonnet-5-5 and claude-haiku-5-5. Anthropic does ship minor versions — the Legacy list on the same page includes claude-fable-5 and several older Opus models — so "5.2" is not an impossible name. But as checked on 2026-10-26 the Fable generation has a latest row, claude-fable-5-1 (Released September 1, 2026), with no 5.2 row, id, date or price. Claude Mythos 5.1, released 2026-09-01, is not a new version number either: Anthropic states that Claude Mythos 5.1 has the same specifications and pricing as Claude Fable 5.1, and access requires Anthropic verification; access to Mythos 5.1 remains available only to organizations verified through Anthropic's verification programs, and it is not Fable 5.2.
What happened
On Fable 5.2: checked 2026-10-26: the comparison table in the official overview still has four columns — Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Haiku 5.5, with Fable 5.1 as the latest (2026-09-01, Released September 1, 2026, retirementNotBefore 2027-09-01, marked Latest on the official model page). The official model pages list Claude Fable 5 as Legacy, released 2026-06-09 (June 9, 2026); Fable 5.1 and Fable 5 both carry an official price of $10 input / $50 output per million tokens, with cache reads of $0.25 and $1 respectively. The additions since 2026-09-18 are Opus 5.5 (releasedOn 2026-09-22), Sonnet 5.5 (2026-09-28) and Haiku 5.5 (2026-10-07) — the 5.5 family; claude-opus-5 is now in the Legacy list on the same page.
Timeline
2026-07-24 Claude Opus 5 went GA as claude-opus-5 (releasedOn 2026-07-24).
2026-09-01 Claude Fable 5.1 went GA as claude-fable-5-1, the Fable row in today's table.
2026-10-26 re-check of the official overview and the deprecations page: Fable still has only claude-fable-5-1, as the latest version, with no claude-fable-5-2 row; Anthropic also has Claude Mythos 5.1 (released 2026-09-01, restricted model). At the 2026-10-08 capture of the official table the additions were Opus 5.5 (2026-09-22), Sonnet 5.5 (2026-09-28) and Haiku 5.5 (2026-10-07).
Confirmed vs caution
Officially confirmed
Official model overview (captured 2026-10-26): the latest Fable row is claude-fable-5-1, Released September 1, 2026, lifecycle active, and the deprecations page lists retirement no sooner than 2027-09-01; the other three columns are Opus 5.5 (releasedOn 2026-09-22), Sonnet 5.5 (2026-09-28) and Haiku 5.5 (2026-10-07), all four lifecycle active. The official model pages mark Fable 5.1 as Latest and Fable 5 as Legacy; Fable 5 was released June 9, 2026. Both carry an official price of $10 input / $50 output per million tokens, with cache reads of $0.25 and $1 respectively. Anthropic also has Claude Mythos 5.1 (claude-mythos-5-1, released 2026-09-01, $10 / $50), still available only to organizations verified through Anthropic's verification programs. The previous Opus 5 (claude-opus-5) now sits in the Legacy list on the same page.
⚠️ Caution
Any evidence that "5.2 already exists somewhere" sits outside official documentation — the model overview, the deprecations page, the pricing page and the Fable model pages, all captured 2026-10-26, contain no Fable 5.2 and no claude-fable-5-2. No date, capability or price for 5.2 has been published, and screenshots are not a source; the existing Claude Mythos 5.1 is not 5.2 either.
Same vs differs
Same
claude-fable-5-1 and claude-opus-5-5 (released 2026-09-22) both sit in the official comparison table with API id, releasedOn and retirementNotBefore (no earlier than 2027-09-01 and 2027-09-22 respectively).
Differs
claude-fable-5-2 has none of the three: no row, no API id, no lifecycle fields.
What to do
For a Fable tier, set claude-fable-5-1. If you are waiting for 5.2, make "a new row appears in the official model table" your only trigger. Never paste an id from a screenshot into code — it fails outright. Claude Mythos 5.1, released in the same period, is a restricted model and not the 5.2 you are waiting for.
On QCode
As of 2026-10-26, claude-fable-5-1 is callable on QCode: Personal Plans give a daily quota and cover 30 days each; billing is per token, with per-model rates on /models. claude-fable-5-2 is unreleased, so QCode offers no id for it. Not ready for a monthly plan? Pay-as-you-go Packs start at $4 for a one-time quota you use within 7 days; if you already have a Personal Plan, add a booster pack when you need more quota.
FAQ
Has Claude Fable 5.2 shipped?
Per the comparison table on the official model overview, no, as of 2026-10-26. That table carries one Fable row — claude-fable-5-1, 2026-09-01 (Released September 1, 2026) — and the newer additions are Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 and Haiku 5.5, while older ids sit in the Legacy list on the same page.
Which id do I set?
claude-fable-5-1. It appears both in Anthropic's table and in QCode's /models, so it is callable.
Where does "5.2" come from?
Off-site discussion; there is no matching row in Anthropic's documentation. We do not reproduce specific screenshots or conclude from them.
Will 5.1 be replaced by 5.2?
The table gives claude-fable-5-1 a retirementNotBefore field and says nothing about 5.2. That field promises "not before", not a successor.
What are the official prices for Fable 5.1 and Fable 5?
First, the versions: the official page lists claude-fable-5 next to claude-fable-5-1, whose official release date is 2026-09-01 (Released September 1, 2026); this does not change the fact that 5.2 has no official row. On price: Fable 5.1 is $10 input / $50 output per million tokens with $0.25 cache reads; Fable 5 is $10 input / $50 output with $1 cache reads. Both share the same official price.
When were Fable 5 and Fable 5.1 released?
The official model pages state: Claude Fable 5 was released on June 9, 2026, and Claude Fable 5.1 on September 1, 2026. Fable 5.1 is the current version marked Latest.
Sources
Anthropic's official model overview (platform.claude.com, captured 2026-10-26), the model deprecations page, the official pricing page, and the Claude Fable 5.1 and Fable 5 model pages, captured 2026-10-26. None of them lists claude-fable-5-2 or Fable 5.2. The previous check was on 2026-10-08.
Use the row that exists today
claude-fable-5-1 is callable on QCode, same key as opus and sonnet.
Related
Claude Fable 5.1 guide
Capabilities, id and usage for the live row.
Claude Opus 5.2 status
A separate rumour thread on another generation.
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This page separates three tiers: what the official model table confirms, the circulating "5.2" claims, and what stays unconfirmed — no official id, date or price. Unreleased models get no capability claims and no leaked benchmarks. Official pages were checked on 2026-10-26; the official pages prevail, and model availability is whatever /models shows.