Feature request: fableplan model alias (Fable 5 for planning, Sonnet for execution)
Open 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 10, 2026 by sheldon
Summary
Add a fableplan model alias to Claude Code, analogous to the existing opusplan alias.
Motivation
opusplan is a useful hybrid mode that uses Opus 4.6 for plan mode reasoning and automatically switches to Sonnet 4.6 for execution. Now that Claude Fable 5 is available in Claude Code (/model fable), a fableplan alias would enable the same pattern at the Fable tier:
- Plan mode → Fable 5 (maximum reasoning capability for architecture and design decisions)
- Execution mode → Sonnet 4.6 (cost-efficient implementation)
Expected behaviour
/model fableplan selects the hybrid mode. Behaviour mirrors opusplan exactly, just with Fable 5 substituted for Opus 4.6 in the planning phase.
Why this is useful
- Fable 5 is Anthropic's most capable public model and particularly strong at long autonomous reasoning — a natural fit for plan mode
- Users who want Fable-quality planning but don't need it for every code-generation step would get a significant cost saving vs running
/model fablethroughout - Keeps the naming convention consistent (
<model>plan) and is trivially discoverable by anyone already familiar withopusplan
References
- Existing
opusplandocumentation: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11940350-claude-code-model-configuration
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