Claude Fable 5 promotional access | Claude Help Center

For a limited time, you can use our newest model—Claude Fable 5—at no extra cost as part of your subscription plan. This article explains what the promotion includes, how to access Claude Fable 5, what happens when you reach your usage limit, and what happens when the promotional period ends.

What’s included

During the promotional period, you can use up to 50% of your weekly subscription limits on Claude Fable 5 at no extra cost. After that, keep using Fable 5 with usage credits, or switch to another model and keep working within your remaining limits.

There's nothing to claim or activate, and you won't pay anything beyond your existing subscription. Fable 5 draws from your plan's regular weekly usage limit and uses it faster than other Claude models.

Promotional period

The promotion starts July 1, 2026 and ends July 7, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM PT.

How to access Claude Fable 5

You can access Claude Fable 5 on:

In Claude on the web, Claude Desktop, and Claude Mobile, select "Fable 5" from the model picker. In Claude Code, Fable 5 requires version 2.1.170 or later. To use Fable 5 in Claude Cowork, you need to be on the latest version of Claude Desktop.

When you reach your Fable 5 weekly limit

Once you use up to 50% of your weekly limit on Fable 5, you can continue in one of two ways for the rest of the promotional period:

This works the same way across Claude on the web, Claude Mobile, Claude Desktop, Claude Cowork, and Claude Code. Learn more about using usage credits.

What’s not included

The promotion doesn’t apply to:

Seat-based Enterprise plans

If your organization is on a legacy seat-based Enterprise plan, access to Claude Fable 5 depends on your seat type and whether your organization has enabled usage credits:

What happens when the promotion ends

After July 7, 2026, Claude Fable 5 is no longer included in your plan’s weekly usage limits. You can keep using Claude Fable 5 through usage credits, which let you pay for usage beyond what your plan includes. Learn more about using usage credits.

Frequently asked questions

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Will this use my regular usage limits?

Yes. During the promotion, Claude Fable 5 counts toward your plan's usage limits and you can use up to 50% of your weekly usage limits on Fable 5. You won't be charged anything extra unless and until your Fable 5 usage reaches its weekly limit and you continue using it. After you reach your weekly Fable 5 limit, you can keep using Fable 5 with usage credits, which are billed separately, or switch to another model to stay within your existing plan usage limits. If you have usage credits turned on and continue using Fable 5 after you hit your weekly limit, billing will automatically switch to usage credits.

Will I always get 50% of my weekly limit for Fable 5?

No. You can use up to 50% of your weekly limit on Fable 5, but your use of other models draws from the same usage limits and you can never use more than your weekly limit.

For example, if you've already used half of your weekly limit on other models, you have half of your overall limit left—so you can use Fable 5 up to that remaining amount, even though Fable 5's own limit is higher. You can track both in your usage settings.

Can my admin disable this?

In Claude on the web, Claude Desktop, and Claude Mobile, promotional access to Claude Fable 5 can't be disabled by your organization's admin, though admins can control which model is set as your default. In Claude Code, admins can manage model availability—including Fable 5—through managed settings, so if you don't see Fable 5 in Claude Code, your admin may have restricted it.

I'm on a legacy seat-based Enterprise plan. Does my team have promotional access to Claude Fable 5?

Yes, but it depends on your seat type: