Fable coding run costs $6.69 for 67 lines of code in a 4-minute job
bytebot · x · 2026-07-21
The author says using Fable at these prices may not be viable for many users.
- Total cost: $6.69
- API duration: 4m 8s
- Code changes: 67 lines added, 0 removed
- Token usage for claude-fable-5: 44 input, 14.1k output, 2.8m cache read, 158.4k cache write
The post is essentially a cost snapshot of a coding-agent style workflow, suggesting the current pricing may be too high for broad use.
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