Anthropic Model Updates: Fable 5 Limits and Opus 5 Leak
johnseach · x · 2026-07-18
A summary of recent Anthropic frontier model updates:
- Fable 5 Access Adjustment: Limited access resumes from July 20; Max and Team Premium plans have a 50% usage cap; other users can access via credits, with some receiving compensation.
- Opus 5 Leak: A version named 'Honeycomb EAP' was recently leaked in Cursor, rumored to have 1M context, high-effort mode, etc., expected to launch in late July or early August.
- Industry Competition: Notes that the release of GPT-5.6 and Kimi K3 is putting significant competitive pressure on Anthropic.
Related event: Anthropic Rumored to Release Claude Opus 5 and Restore Fable 5 Access(2 posts)→
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