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How to Get Fable 5-Level Intelligence Without Fable 5: Plan With a Frontier Model, Build Cheap

The episode explains how to approximate “Fable 5-level” results despite Fable 5 being taken down by using a two-phase workflow: have a frontier model create a highly pinned, decision-complete plan, then switch to a cheaper (or even free) model to build from that plan, with optional review agents for security and logic. Citing a Kilo case study, it claims identical services can be produced when different models implement the same pinned plan, with major token and cost reductions—planning with Claude Fable 5 and implementing with GPT 5.5 reportedly cut costs by 59% while still passing 15 acceptance checks. The script also notes routing plans across models if one is removed, reusing plans as assets, and mentions Fusion as another multi-model approach, plus resources available inside the AI Profit Boardroom.

00:00 Fable 5 Is Down
00:47 Kilo Planning Case Study
01:31 Costs And Token Savings
02:53 Pinned Plans Explained
03:31 Plan Build Review Pipeline
04:40 How To Run It In Kilo
06:35 Free And Cheap Builder Models
07:34 Fusion Multi Model Alternative
08:06 Boardroom And Closing

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