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MixedClaude · 24 Aug 2026

Now I only reach for fable when Opus 5 API returns 529 for the millionth time this year

jaapz on Hacker News

In the thread “Anthropic's best AI model struggles to attract users as cheaper tools thrive”, replying to this comment

Helped: Opus 5 handles software engineering work fine.

Got in the way: Fable rug-pulled in EU and Opus 5 API returns 529 errors.

… Then they rug-pulled Fable from me (EU), and later released Opus 5. Now I only reach for fable when Opus 5 API returns 529 for the millionth time this year.