Update July 1, 3:30 p.m: Claude Fable 5 is now available to users globally on the Claude Platform, Claude.ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. As a reminder, for “Pro, Max, Team, and select Enterprise plans, Fable 5 will be included for up to 50% of weekly usage limits through July 7, after which it will be available via usage credits,” according to Anthropic. The original post follows below.
Update July 1, 8:00 a.m: Anthropic has published a newsroom post with information on today’s return of Fable 5 and Mythos 5. See details below.
Anthropic has confirmed it will begin restoring access to Claude Fable 5 this Wednesday, July 1, nearly three weeks after US export controls forced the company to take the model offline. Here are the details.
In a post on X, Anthropic confirmed that the US Department of Commerce has cleared it to restore access to Claude Fable 5, ending a nearly two-week suspension triggered by export controls.
We’ve received notice that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
We'll begin restoring access tomorrow, and will share an update soon.
We’re grateful to our users for their patience, and to everyone who worked with us on… — Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) June 30, 2026
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