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Fable/voice model availability logic reworked around gateway vs first-party routing

Availability logic for the fable voice model was reworked around whether requests go through a gateway or directly to Anthropic

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Availability logic for the fable voice model was reworked around whether requests go through a gateway or directly to Anthropic

What

The logic that decides whether the "fable" voice model is available was reworked. It now checks a gate together with another condition earlier in the process, and for accounts not using multi-account routing, it branches on whether requests are routed "firstParty" (directly to Anthropic, always available) or through a "gateway" (routed through an intermediary, where availability is checked separately). This replaces the previous logic, which gated first-party availability differently and had separate fallback handling.

Why

This changes how fable's availability is determined depending on how a user's requests are routed, though the finding doesn't specify what practical difference users will see.

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