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Initial research 2026-09-21AnthropicReleased 2026-09-01

Claude Fable 5.1

Provider status: active · Identity verified 2026-10-08 · Official catalog

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Automated fact checks · 8 fields

AI extraction with a second evidence validation pass. These dates apply to the listed fields.

  • Input token price · 2026-10-09 · Source
  • Output token price · 2026-10-09 · Source
  • API access · 2026-10-08 · Source
  • identity · 2026-10-08 · Source
  • Work with long documents · 2026-10-09 · Source
  • Call tools and functions · 2026-10-09 · Source
  • Understand images · 2026-10-09 · Source
  • Use extended reasoning · 2026-10-09 · Source

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The facts

Version
5.1
Price
$10 input / $50 output per million tokens. API usage. Tokens are pieces of text sent to or generated by the model. This is not a chat subscription.
API
✓Supported
Open weights
✕Not supported
Commercial use
yes
Long context
✓Supported

1M token context window

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Tool use
✓Supported

Supports tool use; forced tool use returns an error (breaking change from prior model)

Source for Tool use (opens in a new tab)
Vision input
✓Supported

Input modality listed as text and images → text

Source for Vision input (opens in a new tab)
Extended thinking
✓Supported

Adaptive thinking always on; steer depth with effort setting

Source for Extended thinking (opens in a new tab)

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