Fine, I'll finally pick one — Key Takeaways
Choose OpenAI over Anthropic for your single subscription — GPT-5.6 costs ~$1/task versus Claude Fable's $2.75/task, with far more generous and frequently reset quotas.
Key takeaways
Anthropic's 2-year-old decision to underinvest in compute now caps Fable availability at scale
Anthropic's 2-year-old decision to underinvest in compute now caps Fable availability at scale
- Dario declined heavy GPU investment fearing demand wouldn't materialize; demand exceeded all predictions.
- Anthropic's CTO confirmed Fable subscription access is capacity-constrained, not a pricing strategy.
Claude Fable 5 costs $2.75/task vs GPT-5.6 at ~$1/task despite near-identical benchmark scores
Claude Fable 5 costs $2.75/task vs GPT-5.6 at ~$1/task despite near-identical benchmark scores
- Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: Fable 5 scores 60, GPT-5.6 scores 59 — one point difference.
- Cost-per-intelligence-task gap is ~2.75x, making GPT-5.6 the clear efficiency winner at current pricing.
OpenAI quota resets bank for 30 days and the 5-hour rolling limit is currently suspended
OpenAI quota resets bank for 30 days and the 5-hour rolling limit is currently suspended
- Resets stack — unused resets don't expire immediately, giving 30 days to maximize token consumption.
- Plus/Business/Pro plans have the 5-hour usage cap temporarily removed, enabling full quota burn in one session.
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In this video
- 1mIntroduction: Anthropic's critical mistake and its consequences
- 2mQuota wars: OpenAI's generosity vs. Anthropic's restrictions
- 5mSponsor: Higsfield Supercomputer
- 7mModel comparison: Fable 5 vs. GPT 5.6 on intelligence and cost
- 10mAnthropic's capacity constraint confirmed and OpenAI's strategic response
- 13mPractical recommendation: Which subscription to choose
- 15mAnthropic's wild card: Recursive self-improvement and long-term outlook
“we aim to restore Fable as a standard part of our subscription as soon as capacity allows”
— Tar from Anthropic
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