I used 10billion tokes the last 50 days or so... on codex. Total cost $200 (pro x5)

That's between 100-300k USD on fable api pricing. I used fable today at work for a small project. It's useful, not going to lie. That said I did a head to head with codex 5.5 extra high v. Fable, same project, same guidelines, same exact prompt.

Fable finished 12 minutes earlier with basically a one shot (there was a type-o it had to correct and rebuild)

Codex finished 12 minutes later, had to build issues that involved some light modifications.

Both projects finished, codex's code was just as useful as fables, worked just as well.

I can wait 12 minutes more.

Fable usage - 23% left for the 5 hour period (In 1 hour)
Codex usage - 87% left in 1 hour 12 minutes.

I'm straight. Codex wins by a MILE. I don't need to save 12 minutes because I can walk away and go touch grass and come back either way, it's AI. So another 12 minutes to do whatever the fuck I want is a no-brainer.

Even if I have a client in a rush fable isn't worth the difference in my bottom line.

P.S. before you bitch at me for comparing api pricing v. plan pricing ...realize this. If you are using it professionally you will need to be on API pricing as it is the only way to get anything done realistically speaking as the usage limits make it a toy otherwise.

Im an advanced AI user and used fable before the government ban. It was smart, self resolving, and did its work completely.

Now that it’s back it feels dumb, brings back incomplete work, and apologizes for overseeing things that I clearly mentioned.

This would be fine, if Anthropic had some sort of test that didn’t cost tokens until they finish tweaking it. But it feels like they released a broken version and we have to pay for it at the same price and with less usage?

I’m surprised, shocked, and feeling ripped off.

Anybody else feeling this too from the new “fable”?

Does anyone know what time (and time zone) Anthropic Claude will disable Fable on the 7th and move it over to API usage only?

Hello r/privacy,

I am an EU resident (Germany) and want to document a case where Anthropic has failed to comply with a formal Subject Access Request (SAR) under Article 15 and Article 20 of the GDPR following an account suspension.

Below are the objective facts and the timeline of the correspondence. I am sharing this to see if others have faced a similar wall when trying to retrieve their data from Anthropic after a ban.

Context

My account was suspended by Anthropic's automated system under the incorrect assumption of being used by a minor. When appealing the ban, Anthropic requested a verification procedure. I declined to provide biometric data or undergo third-party biometric scans on privacy grounds but explicitly offered alternative, privacy-preserving methods to verify my legal age.

Since the account remained locked, I requested a full export of my personal data (including complete chat histories and uploaded documents) to which I am legally entitled under EU law, regardless of account status.

Timeline of Facts

• May 2026 (Initial Appeal & Request): I filed a formal appeal regarding the false-positive suspension, noting my refusal of biometric third-party scans. Anthropic's support responded with an automated/standard template stating that the security team evaluates options but cited longer response times.
• May 20, 2026: Seeing that the account remained blocked, I formally exercised my Right of Access (Art. 15 GDPR) and Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR), requesting a complete copy of all my account data and chat histories in a machine-readable format (JSON/CSV).
• Anthropic's Response: The system generated a ticket stating: "We are escalating your question to a member of our privacy team to provide further assistance... we will send you an email when an agent has responded." (Conversation ID: 215474215256846).
• May 21, 2026 (First Deadline): The initial deadline passed with no response from the privacy team.
• May 22, 2026: I sent a second notice, establishing a final deadline for May 29, 2026, and explicitly outlining the legal consequences under Art. 83 GDPR regarding fines for denying data subject rights. No response was received.
• End of May 2026 (Final Notice): A final 12-hour warning was submitted via their system, noting that the case would be escalated to the competent supervisory authorities (the Irish Data Protection Commission and my local German DPA).

Current Status

The statutory one-month response window under GDPR Article 12(3) has fully expired. Anthropic's privacy team has failed to deliver the requested data export, and the support interface remains unhelpful. The data is effectively being withheld.

Next Steps & Questions

I have fully documented the case and am now submitting a formal complaint to my local DPA (LDI NRW in Germany) and the Irish DPC.

1. Has anyone else who experienced an automated account ban by Anthropic successfully forced them to hand over their chat history under Art. 15?
2. Did their privacy team ever reply to your escalated tickets, or does Anthropic routinely ignore data export requests from suspended accounts?

Thank you for keeping the discussion factual and focused on the data rights aspect.

How long do you think it will take for Anthropic to restore Claude fable 5 access to US customers?

How about international access?

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Anthropic. Don't do it.

Let the users control the parameters, we need it because models get their effort levels wrong a lot of the times.

You will be spoiling the fun of the user on using your product. This is a headstone feature for us Claude users.