Paid subscribers on Pro, Max, Team, and premium Enterprise seats can use Anthropic's newest model at no extra cost through July 12, 2026, up to half their weekly usage limit.
Anthropic has extended free promotional access to Claude Fable 5 — its newest model — through July 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time, giving paid subscribers more time to test the model without additional charges [1].
The promotion, which originally launched July 1, matters to developers and teams because it lowers the barrier to evaluating a new frontier model mid-cycle, without requiring a separate billing commitment or plan upgrade [1].
Who qualifies and how to access it
Promotional access is available on Pro, Max, Team, and premium seats on seat-based Enterprise plans [1]. Free-plan users are excluded [1]. There is nothing to activate — eligible subscribers can simply select “Fable 5” from the model picker in Claude on the web, Claude Desktop, or Claude Mobile [1].
Developers using Claude Code need version 2.1.170 or later to access Fable 5 [1]. Users of Claude Cowork, Anthropic’s collaborative workspace feature built into Claude Desktop, must be on the latest version of that app [1].
Usage limits and what happens after the promotion
During the promotional period, Fable 5 draws from each subscriber’s existing weekly plan limits, not a separate bucket [1]. Subscribers can use up to 50% of their weekly limit on Fable 5 at no extra cost [1]. Importantly, usage of other Claude models counts against the same overall weekly cap, so the 50% Fable 5 allowance is a ceiling, not an addition [1].
Once a user hits that Fable 5 sub-limit, they have two options: purchase usage credits — billed separately from the subscription — to keep using Fable 5, or switch to another model and continue within their remaining plan limits [1]. If usage credits are already enabled and a user keeps prompting Fable 5 after hitting the limit, billing switches to credits automatically [1].
After July 12, Fable 5 is no longer included in any plan’s weekly limits, and continued access requires usage credits across all plan types [1].
Enterprise seat distinctions
The promotion treats Enterprise seat types differently. Premium seats include Fable 5 access through July 12 at no extra cost, drawing from each member’s seat usage [1]. Standard seats on legacy seat-based Enterprise plans do not include promotional access; all Fable 5 usage on those seats draws from usage credits, meaning the model is unavailable entirely if the organization has not enabled usage credits [1].
API access to Fable 5 is billed separately at standard rates regardless of plan type and is not covered by the promotion [1].
In Claude Code, administrators can restrict Fable 5 availability through managed settings, so users who do not see the model in that environment may have had access blocked by their organization [1].
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