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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- Anthropic will add usage-based billing for Fable 5 on July 12.
- Claude subscribers must pay usage-based fees to access the company's best consumer AI model, which Anthropic aims to return to its subscription plans "when sufficient capacity allows."
Why it matters: Claude subscribers lose friction-free access to Anthropic's top consumer model, forced onto usage-metered pricing until the company has the capacity to restore flat-rate subscription access—a shift that puts a premium on usage over flat access for Anthropic's most capable consumer offering.
