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OpenAI is winning users away from Anthropic specifically because of the uncertainty surrounding Fable's access and availability.
The author claims the ongoing uncertainty about Fable's availability is itself driving users toward OpenAI, independent of model quality. ✦ AI generated
Author · Simon Willison's Weblog · 2026-07-12 · original ↗
OpenAI are winning users simply due to the uncertainty that surrounds Fable access.
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- ·Fable access uncertainty drives users to OpenAI
- ·Shift happens independent of model quality
- ·Availability concerns, not performance, cause churn
- ·OpenAI winning users simply due to Fable access uncertainty
- ·Reliability of access matters as much as capability
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