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# Anthropic, set to add usage-based billing for Fable 5 on July 12, aims to return the model to Claude's subscription plans "when sufficient capacity allows" (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)

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**Published:** July 9, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.techmeme.com/260709/p33#a260709p33  

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## Overview

Maxwell Zeff / Wired: Anthropic, set to add usage-based billing for Fable 5 on July 12, aims to return the model to Claude's subscription plans &ldquo;when sufficient capacity allows&rdquo; &mdash; Claude subscribers must soon pay usage-based fees to access Anthropic's best consumer AI model&mdash;a sign that the golden era of AI subscriptions is ending.

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