# Anthropic's Fable 5.2 completes 41 percent of real freelance jobs, up from 2.5 percent a year ago

Source: [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com/anthropics-fable-5-2-completes-41-percent-of-real-freelance-jobs-up-from-2-5-percent-a-year-ago/) · 2026-11-10 · AI
Page: https://themorning.dev/story/anthropic-s-fable-5-2-completes-41-percent-of-real-freelance-jobs-up-from-2-5-pe-0fafd06790521100
Kind: research · Impact: medium

## In brief

- Fable 5.2 completes 41.3% of freelance projects at professional quality on the Remote Labor Index (Scale Labs and CAIS).
- Opus 5.5 scored 21.3% and GPT-6 Astra 20.8% on the same benchmark.
- A year ago the top score on the index was 2.5%, according to The Decoder.

## Why it matters

The Remote Labor Index measures AI performance on real freelance work rather than synthetic tests, so the jump from 2.5% to 41.3% signals rapid gains in automating paid project work. Sources note that areas like product design and animation remain weak.

## Versions

- Fable 5.2
- Opus 5.5
- GPT-6 Astra

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10: Scale Labs and CAIS publish Remote Labor Index results showing Fable 5.2 at 41.3%

## Coverage

- [Scale Labs and CAIS' Remote Labor Index: Fable 5.2 completes 41.3% of freelance projects at professional quality, above Opus 5.5's 21.3% and GPT-6 Astra's 20.8% (Maximilian Schreiner/The Decoder)](https://www.techmeme.com/261110/p23#a261110p23) — Techmeme, 2026-11-10
- [Anthropic's Fable 5.2 completes 41 percent of real freelance jobs, up from 2.5 percent a year ago](https://the-decoder.com/anthropics-fable-5-2-completes-41-percent-of-real-freelance-jobs-up-from-2-5-percent-a-year-ago/) — The Decoder, 2026-11-10

Tags: ai, benchmarks, llm, remote-labor-index, evaluation

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