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Anthropic ships Claude Fable 5.1; cached-token pricing drops 75% in API
Sep 2, 2026SOURCE: techspot.com
SO WHAT
Lower cached-token costs extend the window where teams can choose architectures, but the inversion still favors centralized model access over independent creation.
Anthropic released Claude Fable 5.1 via API and reduced cached token pricing by 75%. The signal is cost optimization around inference—more throughput, less friction for downstream automation.
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