The Trump administration lifted restrictions requiring Anthropic to obtain a government license before exporting its artificial intelligence models Mythos and Fable outside the United States, ending a weeks-long ban that had suspended international access to the models.

Anthropic is now making the Mythos and Fable models available again following the lifting of the US export restrictions.

The Trump administration lifted the licensing requirement that had led to the global suspension of the two models.

The decision followed an agreement between Anthropic and the US government regarding new security measures.

Easing restrictions strengthens the ability of US companies to compete in the global AI market.

The company announced that it would begin reintroducing the two models starting Wednesday, July 1, 2026, gradually restoring their services to users after a period of suspension imposed by government restrictions.

Export restrictions

imposed by the US government on June 12, 2020, placed the Mythos and Fable models on the Export Controlled Technologies List. Providing the models to foreign individuals or entities now required prior government approval, a procedure Anthropic deemed difficult to implement given the large number of users worldwide.

This resulted in the suspension of public access to the two models, despite them being among the most advanced AI models released recently. Anthropic determined that continuing to provide the service while fully complying with the licensing procedures was impractical, leading to the suspension of public access until the regulatory situation became clearer.

The lifting of restrictions came after a series of discussions between the company and the US government. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick explained that Anthropic agreed to take proactive steps to monitor and address security risks associated with the two models, as well as to cooperate with the US government in developing protocols and standards for current and future releases, and to report any malicious activity related to the use of these models to government agencies.