Default model resolves to Fable

“On a Claude Max account, the default model alias resolved to Fable 5.2 instead of Opus 5.5.”

Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.

Paste this into your agent. It files your report, with your error and version.

I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/claude-code/issues/27649/file
Follow it to file my report. Show me the text before you send.

No install. No account. Public and anonymous. The link asks your agent for one report, nothing else. What it sends

/model picker Default row resolves to Fable instead of Opus. With no model configured, /model and /status show "Default (recommended)" as a Fable version; the Fable row also offers an older version.

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File my report

Where: /model picker
Versions: 2.1.322 to 2.1.323. Still reported on the newest version, 2.1.323.
Platforms: macOS
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

Related: Session model choice not respected

Not quite your bug?

New sessions ignore default model2 people
Session model pick becomes default6 people
No 1M Opus in Desktop2 people

Original reports2, newest first

Nov 13, 2026/model "Default" resolved to Fable 5.2 on a Max plan with no model set anywhere; cleared only by /model opus → /model default#109658
Nov 10, 2026/model picker shows stale Fable entries on a Team plan after updating to 2.1.322: Default row resolves to Fable 5, Fable row offers 5.1 instead of 5.2#108924