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Re: Claude Code May–July 2026 weekly limits promotion

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Post by j_maffe » Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC

bryzaguy wrote: post #17

I was hoping to switch to Claude but was waiting until they had a better model than Codex 5.5. When Fable came out I immediately bought the $100 plan. When the government shut it down they gave the option to cancel which I appreciated. I planned to subscribe again once it was back. However, removing it from the subscription once back has really soured me. I can't help feeling like it was a bait and switch. Even if th…

They announced from the start that Fable was going to be on subscription for a trial period only, no?

Re: Claude Code May–July 2026 weekly limits promotion

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Post by GaggiX » Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC

sp4cec0wb0y wrote: post #10

Wonder what is going to happen when these companies can no longer subsidize their models and they have to hike up the prices.

Didn't Anthropic register their first profitable quarter?

Re: Claude Code May–July 2026 weekly limits promotion

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Post by varispeed » Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC

Fable is cooked. So many sessions ends with you have reached max token limit (despite having credits), sometimes mid way responding. So you have to start again losing all context you built. Looks like another way to scam people.

Re: Claude Code May–July 2026 weekly limits promotion

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Post by 0gs » Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC

i agree this is annoying but i guess i procrastinated the exact right amount of time today. my day just got a lot less anxious

Re: Claude Code May–July 2026 weekly limits promotion

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Post by wxw » Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC

I'm really enjoying Codex. I use the app, and I find the features are excellent (the in-app browser and annotations especially).

This is almost certainly a reaction to GPT 5.6, which IMO is better positioned than Fable from a cost perspective. It's crazy to see how the tides change between labs every few months.

Re: Claude Code May–July 2026 weekly limits promotion

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Post by OsrsNeedsf2P » Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC

ctoth wrote: post #19

Watching a company I respect turn to the classic "first hit's free" dealer technique does make me feel a certain way. On one hand the thing they are offering is legit great, and how do you get people to use/understand a whole new type of thing without offering them some for free? On the other hand ... you really gonna get people used to an extra 50% then take it away? When this has been most of your new signups exper…

Or maybe they just have extra interference capacity and are running a promotion campaign with it?

Re: Claude Code May–July 2026 weekly limits promotion

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Post by petesergeant » Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC

jakozaur wrote: post #6

Fable is also extended by another week till July 19: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15424964-claude-fable...

I just don’t see them able to cut off Fable. Grok 4.5 and Sol are just there, and are both very very good.

Re: Claude Code May–July 2026 weekly limits promotion

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Post by hazelnut » Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC

related to that, OpenAI just dropped the 5h limit for the time being https://x.com/thsottiaux/status/2076365965915467978

Re: Claude Code May–July 2026 weekly limits promotion

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Post by 0gs » Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC

DefineOutside wrote: post #18

I can't use Fable at work because all prompts are saved for "safety". I can't use Fable at home as the API pricing is much too expensive while codex is heavily subsidized with generous limits. Who is using Fable?

have fable do the planning and explicitly tell it to farm out actual tasks to opus 4.8 and sonnet 5 depending on complexity. it works pretty well but yes the API switchover guessing game is no fun

Re: Claude Code May–July 2026 weekly limits promotion

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Post by swader999 » Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC

fnordpiglet wrote: post #13

Hmm ok. The fact 5.6 Sol performs around Fable level and is included without mega token spend in the subscriptions means I’ve promoted codex to my primary harness and model. The latest release of the CLI, app, and desktop fills a lot of the gaps. Anthropic painted itself into a corner with fable at many turns and this latest twist is one of the more interesting. Either fable is too expensive to run at scale, or they’…

Exactly. We are all on Claude where I work but as soon as the costs rise we are migrating. Changing to a new coding agent stack feels like it will be about as much effort as migrating to a new keyboard. Gross or painful for about a week or two.