Anthropic extends Fable 5 access; OpenAI removes 5‑hour limit
Update usage plans to reflect extended Fable 5 access until July 19 and OpenAI’s removal of the 5‑hour limit for Plus, Business, and Pro plans.
Adjust your billing and usage monitoring to account for extended Fable 5 access and OpenAI’s new limits.
Summary
Anthropic extended Claude Fable 5 access on all paid plans until July 19, allowing users to use up to half of their weekly limit on the model. The extension also keeps Claude Code’s weekly rate limits 50 % higher during the same period. OpenAI removed the 5‑hour usage limit for Plus, Business, and Pro plans, and announced a usage reset after reaching 6 million active users. GPT‑5.6 Sol is expected to be more efficient, reducing token usage for the same tasks. Anthropic’s decision was driven by compute constraints and a desire to gauge demand before committing to permanent pricing. OpenAI’s confidence in not restricting GPT‑5.6 suggests a different strategy. The changes affect how teams plan their LLM usage and billing. Users should monitor their usage to avoid unexpected costs.
Key changes
- Fable 5 access extended to all paid plans until July 19
- Claude Code’s weekly rate limits 50 % higher during same period
- OpenAI removed 5‑hour usage limit for Plus, Business, Pro plans
- GPT‑5.6 Sol expected to be more efficient, reducing token usage
- OpenAI announced usage reset after 6 M active users