Question 1

How much cheaper is Opus 5 than Fable 5?

Accepted Answer

Opus 5 delivers close to Fable 5's intelligence at half the price, Anthropic says. On the CursorBench 3.2 coding test, it lands within 0.5% of Fable 5's peak score, at half the cost per task.

Question 2

When did Opus 5 become available?

Accepted Answer

Opus 5 became available on Friday, July 24, 2026. That's about two months after Opus 4.8 shipped on May 28.

Question 3

What safety restrictions apply to Opus 5?

Accepted Answer

Opus 5 is barred from scanning a compiled software binary for vulnerabilities, though it can still search source code for them. Anthropic expects its safety classifiers to engage 85% less often than on Fable 5.

Opus 5

Anthropic drops Opus 5 at half of Fable 5’s price

One sharp brief.
Every day.

Opus 5

Anthropic drops Opus 5 at half of Fable 5’s price

One sharp brief.Every day.

One sharp brief.
Every day.