Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5 to edge closer to Fable at lower cost

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Anthropic released Claude Opus 5, a cheaper model designed to deliver near-Fable-level performance on many tasks, priced at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens. Opus 5 becomes the default Claude Max model across paid plans, with Fable 5 reserved for the most complex tasks. It adds a compute-adjustment dial and mid-task model switching to control costs, illustrating a rapid, multi-tier approach to AI deployment.
- Anthropic releases new model, Opus 5 Axios
- Introducing Claude Opus 5 Anthropic
- Anthropic's new AI model rivals Fable 5 and is cheaper as businesses fret about costs CNBC
- Claude Opus 5 is now available in GitHub Copilot The GitHub Blog
- Opus 5 costs a third of the price — and that’s actually the problem The New Stack
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