# \[Third-party models\] Fable 5 unavailable

- Provider: [xAI](https://down.guide/xai)
- Level: confirmed
- Impact: Major outage
- lasted 0m
- started 2026-08-19 23:10 UTC
- id: DWN-f7d31d7b66
- Official page: https://status.x.ai/third-party-models/zzm04sp8129g

## Updates from xAI
### 2026-08-19 23:10 UTC: resolved
Status: RESOLVED
 Severity: disruption
 Resolved: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:51:32 GMT
 Updates:
 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:51:32 GMT 
 Resolved
 This incident has been resolved.
 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:03:53 GMT 
 Investigating
 A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring for service restoration.
 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:10:31 GMT 
 Investigating
 We are investigating elevated errors affecting Fable 5. Other models remain available. Please switch to another model or select Auto while we investigate.

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