Fable 5.2 first hands-on: model thinks for 2+ minutes without emitting a single token
op7418 · x · 2026-11-10
Blogger op7418 shared a first-run screenshot of Fable 5.2 (High setting), asking it to one-shot an ambitious never-seen project concept. The model sat in "Thinking" for 2m29s with zero output. The UI notes "Fable is the most capable model and draws down usage much faster than Opus" — signaling top capability at a much faster rate-burn.
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