Rumored "Fable 5.5" pushes the pelican benchmark toward photorealism with individual wing feathers
minchoi · x · 2026-11-03
The rumored "Fable 5.5" keeps impressing: the classic pelican-riding-a-penny-farthing benchmark pushed toward photorealism — individual wing feathers, a convincing stone path, a nearly real sky, and strong overall color. Developers call it "the most anticipated model right now." Still unconfirmed by Anthropic.
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