Elevated errors across Fable 5

What to do

• Check whether you use Anthropic claude.ai, Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Code, Claude Cowork. Check your stack

  Paste a package.json, lockfile, Terraform or a list of domains at down.guide/stack to see every provider you depend on.

• Confirm your retries, queues and scheduled jobs caught up after the 1h 11m it lasted.

  Anything that failed between 2026-07-17 18:32 UTC and 2026-07-17 19:43 UTC may need a replay.

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Updates from Anthropic 4

1. investigatingJul 17, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC

   We are currently investigating this issue.

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2. investigatingJul 17, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC

   We are aware of an issue preventing users from selecting Claude Fable 5 within Claude.ai, Claude Code, and other surfaces, and are working to resolve this issue.

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3. monitoringJul 17, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC

   We have applied a fix to resolve the erroneous requirement for usage credits on Fable 5, and are monitoring to ensure no further issues. You may need to relaunch Claude.ai or Claude Code to restore access as expected.

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4. resolvedJul 17, 2026, 7:43 PM UTC

   This issue has been resolved, and Claude Fable 5 is available once again without usage credits, as expected.

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Corrections

None so far.

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