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Anthropic releases new Mythos and Fable models

Anthropic has launched its new Mythos and Fable 5.2 AI models, with the release drawing attention to RSI concerns ahead of a Wall Street debut.

Updated 19:47 UTC, 9 November 2026 · 3 reports from 3 outlets · 24 one-source

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TechCrunchPrivateThe VergePrivate

  • TechCrunch foregrounds Anthropic's claims about Mythos and Fable's research feats and 'a non-public Anthropic model' used in a quantum proof, centring the lab's own assertions while noting 'RSI.
  • The Verge centres Anthropic's own claims about the models' scientific feats, quoting that they 'solved two open problems in the physics of black holes' and formalized 'the proof.

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a non-public Anthropic model

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solved two open problems in theoretical physics, formalized Fermat’s Last Theorem, and supported numerous other research projects.

AnthropicTechCrunchReceipt

helped our engineers complete otherwise-infeasible software migrations, designed three working electronic devices from scratch, solved two open problems in the physics of black holes, made substantial progress on robotics evaluations, and formalized the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem in 30 hours

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Physical Superintelligence says the result came from running a non-public Anthropic model within its own system. One source: TechCrunchTechCrunch · #
Physical Superintelligence announced a new proof of the Aaronson-Ambainis conjecture on Monday. One source: TechCrunchTechCrunch · #
Anthropic maintains that the new version of Mythos cannot act covertly against its user. One source: TechCrunchTechCrunch · #
Anthropic says Fable 5.2 has solved two open problems in theoretical physics and formalized Fermat's Last Theorem. One source: TechCrunchTechCrunch · #
  • “Fable 5.2 has been available to select parties in pre-release for some time, and Anthropic says the model has already “solved two open problems in theoretical physics, formalized Fermat’s Last Theorem, and supported numerous other research projects.””

    TechCrunchPrivateAttributesAnthropic releases new Mythos and Fable models amid RSI concerns

The METR report found internal models were speeding up Anthropic's AI progress by roughly 2x. One source: TechCrunchTechCrunch · #
Anthropic says the new Fable version returns responses 30% faster across effort levels. One source: TechCrunchTechCrunch · #
Anthropic is lowering the price of Fable from $10 to $8 per million input tokens. One source: TechCrunchTechCrunch · #
Anthropic released the Mythos 5.2 and Fable 5.2 models on Monday. One source: TechCrunchTechCrunch · #
Democrats regained control of Congress in the US midterms. One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
Anthropic posted an operating loss of $567 million in the third quarter. One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
Anthropic's revenue reached $17 billion in the third quarter, up from $1.4 billion a year earlier. One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 are priced at $8 per million input and $40 per million output tokens. One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
Anthropic is preparing a Wall Street debut expected to fetch a valuation exceeding $1 trillion. One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
Anthropic's new models cost 20 percent less than previous versions. One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
Anthropic's new models Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 run up to 30 percent faster than previous versions. One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
Anthropic announced it would release updated versions of two of its most powerful AI models. One source: TRT WorldTRT World · #
Anthropic released Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1 in September. One source: The VergeThe Verge · #
Only vetted organizations will have access to Claude Mythos 5.2 at the start. One source: The VergeThe Verge · #
Claude Fable 5.2 is launching today. One source: The VergeThe Verge · #
Anthropic says the models formalized the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem in 30 hours. One source: The VergeThe Verge · #
  • “During prerelease testing, the two models have “helped our engineers complete otherwise-infeasible software migrations, designed three working electronic devices from scratch, solved two open problems in the physics of black holes, made substantial progress on robotics evaluations, and formalized the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem in 30 hours,” Anthropic says.”

    The VergePrivateAttributesAnthropic launches new Claude Fable and Mythos 5.2 models

Anthropic says Claude Fable 5.2 has solved two open theoretical physics problems. One source: The VergeThe Verge · #
Anthropic says the new models can generate outputs faster than the 5.1 versions. One source: The VergeThe Verge · #
Anthropic says the new models show improvements in coding, reasoning, and vision. One source: The VergeThe Verge · #
Anthropic is announcing Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2 today. One source: The VergeThe Verge · #

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United StatesOwner: Regent, L.P. (acquired from Yahoo in 2025)Paid by: advertising + events

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United StatesOwner: Vox MediaPaid by: advertising + subscriptions

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TürkiyeOwner: Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT)Paid by: Turkish state budget + advertising

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