Anthropic Reportedly Buying Time for Opus 5 Launch
haider1 · x · 2026-07-15
Some speculate that Anthropic is deliberately extending weekly access to buy time for the release of Opus 5. This move aims to appease users ahead of removing Fable 5 from subscriptions. The company likely needs to introduce a slightly less capable alternative model to mitigate potential backlash from dropping Fable 5.
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