Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Anthropic just released Claude Fable 5, their most capable model yet, and it is free to try on paid plans for a limited time. In this video I put it head to head against Claude Opus 4.8 with four real tests so you can decide whether it is worth paying for.
This is a hands-on first look at Claude Fable 5, the new model from Anthropic. I run the same four tests on both Fable 5 and Opus 4.8, side by side, using a small business example: reading a chart buried inside a PDF, analyzing a sales spreadsheet, building a full report from a folder of files, and seeing what happens when you ask about a restricted topic. I also show you where to find Fable 5 in your account, explain the free window and what changes after it closes, and cover the safeguards that quietly route some questions to a different model. By the end you will know what Fable 5 actually does, how it compares to Opus 4.8 on everyday work, and how to run these same tests on your own data before the free window changes.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:28 What Claude Fable 5 actually is
1:28 Where to find it and the free window
2:25 Test 1: Reading a chart inside a PDF
4:29 Test 2: A spreadsheet task and a hidden error
7:44 Test 3: Building a report from five files
10:24 The safeguards and what gets rerouted
11:50 So is it worth it?
Claude: claude.ai
Claude Fable 5 details: anthropic.com/claude/fable
Anthropic just released Claude Fable 5, their most capable model yet, and it is free to try on paid plans for a limited time. In this video I put it head to head against Claude Opus 4.8 with four real tests so you can decide whether it is worth paying for.
This is a hands-on first look at Claude Fable 5, the new model from Anthropic. I run the same four tests on both Fable 5 and Opus 4.8, side by side, using a small business example: reading a chart buried inside a PDF, analyzing a sales spreadsheet, building a full report from a folder of files, and seeing what happens when you ask about a restricted topic. I also show you where to find Fable 5 in your account, explain the free window and what changes after it closes, and cover the safeguards that quietly route some questions to a different model. By the end you will know what Fable 5 actually does, how it compares to Opus 4.8 on everyday work, and how to run these same tests on your own data before the free window changes.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:28 What Claude Fable 5 actually is
1:28 Where to find it and the free window
2:25 Test 1: Reading a chart inside a PDF
4:29 Test 2: A spreadsheet task and a hidden error
7:44 Test 3: Building a report from five files
10:24 The safeguards and what gets rerouted
11:50 So is it worth it?
Claude: claude.ai
Claude Fable 5 details: anthropic.com/claude/fable
