The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its powerful Fable 5 model, which has been offline for 15 days because of security fears by the government, a source close to the situation tells Axios. Insiders expect the administration's limits on Fable 5 could be lifted as soon as this coming week, and conversations are expected to continue over the weekend. The progress toward liberating Fable 5 marks a thaw in a bitter four-month standoff between the administration and Anthropic. In another sign of de-escalation, the Commerce Department on Friday allowed Anthropic to restore access to Mythos 5, the company's strongest cybersecurity model, for a limited number of trusted users. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a Friday afternoon letter that the company "has worked with the U.S. government to address risks associated with" Mythos 5 and Fable 5, and "has committed to work with the U.S. government on protocols and standards and releases." The Pentagon and National Security Agency still have to give Fable 5 the green light, but other government agencies have determined Fable 5 can safely return to the wild.