Fable 5 notices changed — again. Read banners carefully.

Quick summary

• Fable 5 is back (July 1) — 'unavailable' suspension banners from June are now historical.
• Current banners are about the plan split (in-plan on Max/Team Premium, usage credits on Pro/Team Standard since July 20).
• Model-not-found errors may now just mean your cloud provider hasn't re-enabled Fable 5 yet (staged rollout).
• Keep screenshots, but do not treat old suspension banners as current policy.

The plan-limit and usage-credit notice

Now that Fable 5 is back, the wording to watch is the plan split: since July 20, Max and Team Premium keep it in-plan, while Pro and Team Standard bill through metered usage credits (after a one-time $100 credit). If a banner mentions credits or premium pricing, that's this — not the old suspension.

• What the window means the 50%-until-July-7 guide

Old suspension banners

If you still see or find a banner saying Fable 5 is unavailable, or a 'foreign national' access message, that's from the June 12–30 suspension, which is over. The controls were lifted June 30 and Fable 5 returned July 1.

Model-not-found errors now

A model-not-found or no-access error today is more likely the staged cloud rollout (Bedrock, Google Cloud, Foundry are being re-enabled in stages) or a plan/org policy — not a global suspension. Check your provider console. Capture exact wording before summarizing.

From the Field Guide

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