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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.

This promotion is available on Pro, Max, Team, and premium seats on seat-based Enterprise plans, where enabled by your organization. If you're on a seat-based Enterprise plan, see Seat-based Enterprise plans below.

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:

Claude on the web

Claude Mobile

Claude Desktop

Claude Cowork

Claude Code

Claude Design

Claude for Microsoft 365

Claude for Teams

Claude Tag

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 weekly limit

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

Use usage credits to keep using Claude Fable 5. Usage credits let you pay for usage beyond what your plan includes, and they're billed separately from your subscription.

Switch to another Claude model to keep working within your remaining plan usage limits.

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:

Standard seats on seat-based Enterprise plans

Usage-based Enterprise plans

API usage. Access to Claude Fable 5 through the Claude API is billed separately at standard rates.

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:

Standard seats : Standard seats don't include Fable 5. All Fable 5 usage draws from usage credits, so Fable 5 works only if your organization has enabled usage credits. If usage credits aren't enabled, Fable 5 won't work for your users.

Premium seats : During the promotional period, Fable 5 is included in your subscription and draws from each member's seat usage at no extra cost. After the promotion ends, your team can keep using Fable 5 by enabling 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

Why can’t I see Claude Fable 5?

Check the following:

You’re on a paid Claude plan. Promotional access to Fable 5 isn’t available on the Free plan.

If you’re using Claude Code, you’re on version 2.1.170 or later.

If you’re using Cowork, you’re on the latest version of Claude Desktop.

Your organization hasn't enabled Fable 5.

The promotional period is still active. The promotion ends July 7, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM PT.

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 limits 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...