Fable 5 requiring usage credits on Max plans

Resolved

Yes — Claude had a problem on July 20, 2026, and Claude (Anthropic) has since marked it resolved. Claude (Anthropic)'s latest word: “This incident has been resolved.”

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Timeline

Started: 7/20/2026, 7:35:29 AM

Last update: 8/14/2026, 10:28:24 AM

Resolved: 7/20/2026, 3:35:33 PM

Affected: yyzkbfz2thpt

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Updates

resolved
This incident has been resolved.
7/20/2026, 3:35:33 PM
monitoring
Some Claude Code Max plan users were incorrectly prompted to use usage credits to access Fable 5, which is included in their plan. If you were affected, please restart Claude Code.
7/20/2026, 7:35:29 AM

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