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Claude Fable 5.2Latest

For demanding reasoning and long-horizon agentic work

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Context window
1Mtokens
Max output
128Ktokens
Input pricing
$8/ MTok
Output pricing
$40/ MTok

Overview

Claude Fable 5.2 is built for demanding reasoning and long-horizon agentic work. Typical uses include agent sessions that run for hours, multistep deep research, and analysis carried through to a finished document, spreadsheet, or deck.

Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2

Claude Mythos 5.2 offers the same capabilities only to organizations verified through Anthropic’s verification programs, such as the Cyber Verification Program. It shares Claude Fable 5.2’s specifications and pricing. To request access, apply to the program that covers your use case, or contact your account team.

How it compares

ModelContextMax outputPrice / MTokLatencyThinkingDefault effortKnowledge cutoff
Claude Fable 5.2This model1M128K$8 / $40ModerateAdaptive (always on)highJun 2026
Claude Opus 5.51M128K$4 / $20ModerateAdaptive (always on)mediumJun 2026
Claude Sonnet 5.51M128K$2 / $10FastAdaptivehighJun 2026
Claude Haiku 5.51M128KFrom $0.10 / $0.50FastestAdaptivemediumJun 2026

Specifications

Model IDs

Claude API
Microsoft Foundry
Claude Platform on AWS

Pricing

Input
$8 / MTok
Output
$40 / MTok
5m cache write
$10 / MTok
1h cache write
$16 / MTok
Cache read
$0.20 / MTok
Batch API
50% discount on input and output

Full price list

Capabilities

Max output
128K tokens
Thinking
Adaptive (always on)
Comparative latency
Moderate
Input → output
Text and images → text
Reliable knowledge cutoff
Jun 2026
Training data cutoff
Jun 2026

Availability

Status
Active (latest)
Released
November 9, 2026
Retirement
Not sooner than November 9, 2027

Good to know

  • Adaptive thinking is always on and can’t be turned off. Control thinking depth with the effort parameter.
  • Forced tool use (tool_choice types any and tool) returns a 400 error. See Thinking and tool choice.
  • Omit temperature, top_p, and top_k. See Sampling parameters for the values that return a 400 error.
  • Claude Fable 5.2 requires 30-day data retention and isn’t available under zero data retention unless expressly authorized by Anthropic. See Model-specific data retention requirements.
  • Query limits and capabilities programmatically with the Models APIPreview with links to the API reference available — press Tab until focus enters the card, Escape to return..

Resources

Behavioral differences and prompting patterns specific to Claude Fable 5.2.

What changes when you move from Claude Fable 5.1 or from a Claude Opus model.

Editing earlier turns invalidates thinking blocks, for every account.

How adaptive thinking works. It’s the only thinking mode on Claude Fable 5.2.

The control for thinking depth, latency, and cost. Choose a level for each workload.

Handle classifier refusals and retry on another Claude model.

Faster output from Claude Fable 5.2 in Messages API requests, at premium pricing.

Reference

The system prompt Claude Fable 5.2 uses on claude.ai and the Claude apps.

Safety evaluations and deployment decisions for Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2.

Full price list, including batch discounts and prompt caching rates.

How model IDs, aliases, and pinned snapshots work.

Lifecycle status and retirement commitments for every Claude model.

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