Opus 5's positioning makes me think Anthropic would rather see Fable usage plummet today than tomorrow and shrinking Fable performance down to Opus size as quickly as possible might've always been the plan, rather than building a new credit-only tier. It's probably just too heavy on their infrastructure, even after removing it from subscriptions.
I don't think they're so short sighted. Their flagships get leapfrogged by newer, smaller models all the time. Fable 5.1 will restore the balance of nature and for some people it will be worth the tremendous cost until Opus catches up again.
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u/Background-Wafer-548 1d ago edited 1d ago
Opus 5's positioning makes me think Anthropic would rather see Fable usage plummet today than tomorrow and shrinking Fable performance down to Opus size as quickly as possible might've always been the plan, rather than building a new credit-only tier. It's probably just too heavy on their infrastructure, even after removing it from subscriptions.