diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d98910..a776b33 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ All notable changes to qmax-code. Versions follow [Semantic Versioning](https://
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- Added Claude Fable 5 and Claude Sonnet 5 to the Claude Code `/orch` model
+  picker, with Sonnet 5 as the default Claude Code row. Direct API picker
+  unchanged; CC number shortcuts 1–5 now map to Fable 5, Sonnet 5, and Opus
+  variants (Sonnet 4.6 and Haiku 4.5 remain selectable without shortcuts).
+
+### Changed
+- `sonnet` shorthand and `-model claude-sonnet-5` / `claude-fable-5` now
+  resolve through the shared model registry; Sonnet 5 intro pricing ($2/$10
+  MTok through Aug 31, 2026) is reflected in `/cost` and `/status`.
+
 ## [1.20.4] - 2026-06-30
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/config_command_test.go b/config_command_test.go
index 5c3b7c4..9b21212 100644
--- a/config_command_test.go
+++ b/config_command_test.go
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ func TestSetConfigField_DefaultModelValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected shorthand model to be accepted: %v", err)
 	}
 	loaded := api.LoadQMaxCodeConfig()
-	if loaded.DefaultModel != api.ModelSonnet {
-		t.Errorf("DefaultModel: got %q, want %q", loaded.DefaultModel, api.ModelSonnet)
+	if loaded.DefaultModel != api.ModelSonnet5 {
+		t.Errorf("DefaultModel: got %q, want %q", loaded.DefaultModel, api.ModelSonnet5)
 	}
 
 	if err := setConfigField("default_model", "claude-future-model-9-0"); err == nil {
diff --git a/internal/api/anthropic.go b/internal/api/anthropic.go
index 2f6b6f8..d24ed6d 100644
--- a/internal/api/anthropic.go
+++ b/internal/api/anthropic.go
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ package api
 const (
 	AnthropicMessagesURL = "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages"
 	AnthropicVersion     = "2023-06-01"
+	ModelFable           = "claude-fable-5"
 	ModelHaiku           = "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"
+	ModelSonnet5         = "claude-sonnet-5"
 	ModelSonnet          = "claude-sonnet-4-6"
 	ModelOpus            = "claude-opus-4-8" // latest Opus; the "opus" shorthand resolves here
+	ModelOpus1M          = ModelOpus + "[1m]" // Claude Code 1M-context selector
 	ModelOpus47          = "claude-opus-4-7" // prior Opus, still selectable by full ID
 )
diff --git a/internal/api/context.go b/internal/api/context.go
index b0afc86..fff0961 100644
--- a/internal/api/context.go
+++ b/internal/api/context.go
@@ -74,22 +74,38 @@ func (u *TokenUsage) TotalTokens() int {
 
 // EstimatedCost returns estimated cost in USD, based on standard per-MTok API
 // rates (https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing). The 1M
-// context window bills at these same standard rates — there is no >200K
-// premium tier for Opus 4.6+/Sonnet 4.6 — so a flat rate per model is correct.
-// Pricing: Opus 4.6/4.7/4.8 input=$5/MTok output=$25/MTok, Sonnet 4.6 input=$3/MTok output=$15/MTok, Haiku 4.5 input=$1/MTok output=$5/MTok
+// context window bills at these same standard rates, so a flat rate per model
+// is correct. Pricing: Fable 5 input=$10/MTok output=$50/MTok,
+// Opus 4.6/4.7/4.8 input=$5/MTok output=$25/MTok, Sonnet 4.6 input=$3/MTok
+// output=$15/MTok, Sonnet 5 intro $2/$10 through Aug 31 2026 then $3/$15,
+// Haiku 4.5 input=$1/MTok output=$5/MTok.
 func (u *TokenUsage) EstimatedCost(model string) float64 {
+	return u.estimatedCostAt(model, time.Now())
+}
+
+func (u *TokenUsage) estimatedCostAt(model string, now time.Time) float64 {
 	var inputRate, outputRate float64
 	switch {
+	case strings.Contains(model, "fable"):
+		inputRate, outputRate = 10.0, 50.0
 	case strings.Contains(model, "opus"):
 		inputRate, outputRate = 5.0, 25.0
 	case strings.Contains(model, "haiku"):
 		inputRate, outputRate = 1.0, 5.0
 	default: // sonnet
-		inputRate, outputRate = 3.0, 15.0
+		inputRate, outputRate = sonnetCostRates(model, now)
 	}
 	return (float64(u.InputTokens)/1_000_000)*inputRate + (float64(u.OutputTokens)/1_000_000)*outputRate
 }
 
+func sonnetCostRates(model string, now time.Time) (inputRate, outputRate float64) {
+	inputRate, outputRate = 3.0, 15.0
+	if strings.Contains(model, "sonnet-5") && now.Before(sonnet5StandardPricingStart) {
+		inputRate, outputRate = 2.0, 10.0
+	}
+	return inputRate, outputRate
+}
+
 // LoadQMaxConfig reads the qmax CLI config file.
 // Returns an empty config if the file doesn't exist — the user can log in via the qmax CLI.
 func LoadQMaxConfig() QMaxConfig {
diff --git a/internal/api/context_test.go b/internal/api/context_test.go
index fdf198d..20ea3fe 100644
--- a/internal/api/context_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/context_test.go
@@ -3,30 +3,40 @@ package api
 import (
 	"math"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // TestEstimatedCost locks in the standard per-MTok rates so the /cost and
 // /status displays stay accurate. Rates per
 // https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing — Opus 4.6+ is
 // $5/$25 (not the retired Opus 4.1 $15/$75), Haiku 4.5 is $1/$5 (not the
-// retired Haiku 3 $0.25/$1.25), Sonnet 4.6 is $3/$15. The 1M context window
-// bills at these same rates, so model substring alone determines the rate.
+// retired Haiku 3 $0.25/$1.25), Fable 5 is $10/$50, Sonnet 4.6 is $3/$15,
+// and Sonnet 5 is $2/$10 intro through Aug 31 2026 then $3/$15. The 1M
+// context window bills at these same rates, so model substring alone
+// determines the rate.
 func TestEstimatedCost(t *testing.T) {
+	introSonnet5 := time.Date(2026, 7, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	standardSonnet5 := time.Date(2026, 9, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
 	cases := []struct {
 		model string
+		now   time.Time
 		want  float64 // cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens
 	}{
-		{"claude-opus-4-8", 5.0 + 25.0},
-		{"claude-opus-4-8[1m]", 5.0 + 25.0}, // 1M variant bills at standard rate
-		{"claude-opus-4-7", 5.0 + 25.0},
-		{"claude-sonnet-4-6", 3.0 + 15.0},
-		{"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001", 1.0 + 5.0},
-		{"auto", 3.0 + 15.0}, // unknown → sonnet default
+		{"claude-fable-5", introSonnet5, 10.0 + 50.0},
+		{"claude-opus-4-8", introSonnet5, 5.0 + 25.0},
+		{"claude-opus-4-8[1m]", introSonnet5, 5.0 + 25.0}, // 1M variant bills at standard rate
+		{"claude-opus-4-7", introSonnet5, 5.0 + 25.0},
+		{"claude-sonnet-5", introSonnet5, 2.0 + 10.0},
+		{"claude-sonnet-5", standardSonnet5, 3.0 + 15.0},
+		{"claude-sonnet-4-6", introSonnet5, 3.0 + 15.0},
+		{"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001", introSonnet5, 1.0 + 5.0},
+		{"auto", introSonnet5, 3.0 + 15.0}, // unknown → sonnet default
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		u := TokenUsage{InputTokens: 1_000_000, OutputTokens: 1_000_000}
-		if got := u.EstimatedCost(c.model); math.Abs(got-c.want) > 1e-9 {
-			t.Errorf("EstimatedCost(%q) = %v, want %v", c.model, got, c.want)
+		if got := u.estimatedCostAt(c.model, c.now); math.Abs(got-c.want) > 1e-9 {
+			t.Errorf("estimatedCostAt(%q, %v) = %v, want %v", c.model, c.now, got, c.want)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/models.go b/internal/api/models.go
index f9e3b93..96d3349 100644
--- a/internal/api/models.go
+++ b/internal/api/models.go
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 package api
 
-import "strings"
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// sonnet5StandardPricingStart is when Claude Sonnet 5 intro pricing ($2/$10
+// MTok) ends and standard pricing ($3/$15) begins.
+var sonnet5StandardPricingStart = time.Date(2026, 9, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 
 // ResolveClaudeModel expands user-facing shorthand names to concrete
 // Anthropic model IDs. "auto" is preserved as qmax-code's smart-routing
@@ -8,7 +15,7 @@ import "strings"
 func ResolveClaudeModel(m string) string {
 	switch strings.ToLower(m) {
 	case "sonnet":
-		return ModelSonnet
+		return ModelSonnet5
 	case "opus":
 		return ModelOpus
 	case "haiku":
@@ -23,7 +30,7 @@ func ResolveClaudeModel(m string) string {
 // instead of being forwarded to the Anthropic API or Claude Code.
 func IsValidClaudeModelName(m string) bool {
 	switch ResolveClaudeModel(m) {
-	case "auto", ModelSonnet, ModelOpus, ModelOpus47, ModelHaiku:
+	case "auto", ModelFable, ModelSonnet5, ModelSonnet, ModelOpus, ModelOpus1M, ModelOpus47, ModelHaiku:
 		return true
 	default:
 		return false
@@ -31,5 +38,5 @@ func IsValidClaudeModelName(m string) bool {
 }
 
 func ValidClaudeModelsHelp() string {
-	return "auto, sonnet, opus, haiku, " + ModelSonnet + ", " + ModelOpus + ", " + ModelOpus47 + ", " + ModelHaiku
+	return "auto, sonnet, opus, haiku, " + ModelFable + ", " + ModelSonnet5 + ", " + ModelSonnet + ", " + ModelOpus + ", " + ModelOpus1M + ", " + ModelOpus47 + ", " + ModelHaiku
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/models_test.go b/internal/api/models_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72dd327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/models_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package api
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestResolveClaudeModelSonnetShorthandUsesSonnet5(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := ResolveClaudeModel("sonnet"); got != ModelSonnet5 {
+		t.Errorf("ResolveClaudeModel(sonnet) = %q, want %q", got, ModelSonnet5)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsValidClaudeModelNameIncludesFableAndSonnet5(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, model := range []string{"sonnet", ModelFable, ModelSonnet5, ModelOpus1M} {
+		if !IsValidClaudeModelName(model) {
+			t.Errorf("IsValidClaudeModelName(%q) = false, want true", model)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/tui/tui_backend.go b/internal/tui/tui_backend.go
index 2f728ea..4d5410c 100644
--- a/internal/tui/tui_backend.go
+++ b/internal/tui/tui_backend.go
@@ -128,11 +128,13 @@ type pickerEntry struct {
 }
 
 var ccModels = []pickerEntry{
-	{backend: "cc", modelID: "claude-opus-4-8[1m]", label: "Opus 4.8", subLabel: "1M ctx", isNew: true, shortcut: '1'},
-	{backend: "cc", modelID: "claude-opus-4-8", label: "Opus 4.8", isNew: true, shortcut: '2'},
-	{backend: "cc", modelID: "claude-opus-4-7", label: "Opus 4.7", subLabel: "1M ctx", shortcut: '3'},
-	{backend: "cc", modelID: "claude-sonnet-4-6", label: "Sonnet 4.6", isFav: true, shortcut: '4'},
-	{backend: "cc", modelID: "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001", label: "Haiku 4.5", shortcut: '5'},
+	{backend: "cc", modelID: api.ModelFable, label: "Fable 5", subLabel: "1M ctx · long agents", isNew: true, shortcut: '1'},
+	{backend: "cc", modelID: api.ModelSonnet5, label: "Sonnet 5", subLabel: "1M ctx", isNew: true, isFav: true, shortcut: '2'},
+	{backend: "cc", modelID: api.ModelOpus1M, label: "Opus 4.8", subLabel: "1M ctx", shortcut: '3'},
+	{backend: "cc", modelID: api.ModelOpus, label: "Opus 4.8", shortcut: '4'},
+	{backend: "cc", modelID: api.ModelOpus47, label: "Opus 4.7", subLabel: "1M ctx", shortcut: '5'},
+	{backend: "cc", modelID: api.ModelSonnet, label: "Sonnet 4.6"},
+	{backend: "cc", modelID: api.ModelHaiku, label: "Haiku 4.5"},
 }
 
 var codexModels = []pickerEntry{
diff --git a/internal/tui/tui_backend_cc_test.go b/internal/tui/tui_backend_cc_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..898764c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tui/tui_backend_cc_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package tui
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/qualitymax/qmax-code/internal/api"
+)
+
+func TestPickerIncludesClaudeCodeFableAndSonnet5(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newModelPickerModel("cc", "", "high", "", "", true, true, false)
+
+	seen := map[string]pickerEntry{}
+	for _, e := range m.allEntries {
+		if e.backend == "cc" {
+			seen[e.modelID] = e
+		}
+	}
+
+	fable, ok := seen[api.ModelFable]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("Claude Code picker missing %s", api.ModelFable)
+	}
+	if fable.label != "Fable 5" {
+		t.Errorf("Fable label = %q, want Fable 5", fable.label)
+	}
+	if fable.subLabel != "1M ctx · long agents" {
+		t.Errorf("Fable subLabel = %q, want 1M ctx · long agents", fable.subLabel)
+	}
+
+	sonnet, ok := seen[api.ModelSonnet5]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("Claude Code picker missing %s", api.ModelSonnet5)
+	}
+	if sonnet.label != "Sonnet 5" {
+		t.Errorf("Sonnet label = %q, want Sonnet 5", sonnet.label)
+	}
+	if !sonnet.isFav {
+		t.Error("Sonnet 5 should be the default Claude Code picker row")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPickerClaudeCodeDefaultCursorOnSonnet5(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newModelPickerModel("cc", "", "high", "", "", true, true, false)
+	cur := m.allEntries[m.cursor]
+	if cur.backend != "cc" || cur.modelID != api.ModelSonnet5 {
+		t.Errorf("cursor on %s/%s, want cc/%s", cur.backend, cur.modelID, api.ModelSonnet5)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main_validation_test.go b/main_validation_test.go
index d420388..da64eb0 100644
--- a/main_validation_test.go
+++ b/main_validation_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ func TestIsValidModelName(t *testing.T) {
 		// Real model IDs from api.Model* constants.
 		{"claude-opus-4-8", true},
 		{"claude-opus-4-7", true},
+		{"claude-sonnet-5", true},
+		{"claude-fable-5", true},
 		{"claude-sonnet-4-6", true},
 		{"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001", true},
 		// Rejected.
diff --git a/resolve_model_test.go b/resolve_model_test.go
index c5a9b83..e90c182 100644
--- a/resolve_model_test.go
+++ b/resolve_model_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 func TestResolveModelUsesCentralModelConstants(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := map[string]string{
 		"haiku":  api.ModelHaiku,
-		"sonnet": api.ModelSonnet,
+		"sonnet": api.ModelSonnet5,
 		"opus":   api.ModelOpus,
 		"custom": "custom",
 	}