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How to Get the Most Out of Claude Fable 5

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Simon Willison
Aug 23

Quoting Drew Breunig

The article reflects on the shift in perspective after the release of Fable, a new model that promised to solve many coding challenges at a comparable or lower cost. Prior to Fable, developers felt it was pointless to invest heavily in coding tools or context strategies, as newer models would likely render them obsolete. However, Fable’s performance was so impressive that, despite its high cost, it prompted a reevaluation of how work was distributed across different models such as Opus, 5.6, K3, and GLM.

Simon Willison
Sep 1

Claude Fable 5.1 made me a really nice animated pelican

The article discusses Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5.1 release, highlighting its claimed improvements in coding, knowledge work, and problem‑solving, particularly a 52.6% score on the new Terminal‑Bench‑Science 0.1 benchmark. The author examines the model’s performance on the pelican benchmark, noting that Fable 5.1’s five reasoning levels (low, medium, high, xhigh, max) sometimes skip reasoning entirely for certain prompts, as evidenced by token counts and cost metrics. The piece provides detailed transcript data for each reasoning level when generating an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle.

Simon Willison
Sep 2

llm-anthropic 0.28

The release of llm-anthropic 0.28 introduces support for Claude Fable 5.1, enabling default display of reasoning traces for compatible models. It also adds a new llm_anthropic.ClaudeRefusal exception to handle cases where Claude returns a refusal. These updates enhance debugging and error handling for users of the library.

Towards Data Science
Aug 20

How to Effectively Align Your Intent with Claude Code

The article titled "How to Effectively Align Your Intent with Claude Code" discusses strategies for improving proficiency with Claude Code. It offers guidance on how to align your intentions with the code to achieve better results. The post was originally published on Towards Data Science.

By Eivind Kjosbakken
Towards Data Science
Aug 29

When to Use Claude Code and When to Use Codex

The article discusses the appropriate contexts for using Claude Code versus Codex, two coding agents. It explains the strengths and ideal use cases for each tool, helping readers decide which agent to employ for specific programming tasks. The post provides guidance on selecting the most suitable coding assistant based on the nature of the work.

By Eivind Kjosbakken
Towards Data Science
Sep 24

How to Maximize Your Coding Agent Subscriptions

The article titled "How to Maximize Your Coding Agent Subscriptions" discusses ways to get more out of your coding agent subscriptions. It was published on Towards Data Science and focuses on optimizing the use of these tools. The post offers practical tips and strategies for users to enhance their experience with coding agents.

By Eivind Kjosbakken