Claude Mythos 5.1
- Provider
- Anthropic
- Modality
- MULTIMODAL
- Parameters
- —
- Context window
- 1,000,000 tokens
- Weights
- Proprietary
- Released
- 1 Sept 2026
Claude Mythos 5.1 is the same underlying model as Fable 5.1 — identical weights, identical pricing — running with more permissive safeguards in cybersecurity and the life sciences. It is invitation-only, not a consumer product.
Best for
- Defensive cybersecurity work at vetted organisations
- Bioinformatics, protein design and organic chemistry research
- Anything where Fable 5.1's production safeguards block legitimate work
How it compares — and the India angle
- Access runs through Anthropic's trusted-access programmes — the Cyber Verification Program and the Life Sciences Verification Program — currently limited to US organisations, so most readers cannot get it and do not need it.
- The capability gap in the benchmark tables is the safeguards, not the model: 60.9% vs Fable 5.1's 55.8% on Terminal-Bench 4.0, on identical weights.
- It also powers Claude Security, which scans codebases for vulnerabilities and is available to all Claude Enterprise customers — that is the route most teams will actually meet this model through.
Benchmarks
Representative public scores (approximate, higher is better) for relative comparison. Check the provider for the latest official results.
How to access
Same pricing as Fable 5.1 — $10 / 1M input, $0.25 / 1M cache reads, $50 / 1M output. Access by invitation only through Anthropic's verification programmes; not available to the general public.
Access Claude Mythos 5.1Frequently asked questions
What is Claude Mythos 5.1?
Claude Mythos 5.1 is a multimodal AI model developed by Anthropic.
Who made Claude Mythos 5.1?
Claude Mythos 5.1 was created by Anthropic.
Is Claude Mythos 5.1 open source?
No, Claude Mythos 5.1 is a proprietary model with closed weights.
What is Claude Mythos 5.1's context window?
Claude Mythos 5.1 supports a context window of 1,000,000 tokens.