The Defiant reports that Anthropic has launched Fable 5.2, which offers token prices 20% lower than previous models. The new model reportedly nearly matches the performance of Opus 5.5's best FrontierCode results while costing about half as much per task, despite having higher per-token rates. This development could impact the competitive landscape in AI model pricing and performance.
Based on the The Defiant report; not independently verified.
Source published: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:18:33 GMT
[Read the original report](https://thedefiant.io/frontier/ai/anthropic-launches-fable-5-2-with-20-lower-token-prices)
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