According to TechFlow, on June 18, Elon Musk replied to a community question about when China would achieve Fable-level AI, simply stating, “Maybe Q1.” This brief response has drawn attention, implying that the tech mogul believes Chinese artificial intelligence could reach the advanced “Fable” tier by the first quarter of 2026.
Prior to this, X user Teortaxes posted an analysis noting that GLM 5.2 currently lags behind frontier models by approximately seven months, operating at a level comparable to Opus 4.7-4.8. Additionally, Mythos reached Preview status in early February 2026, and the full PRC Mythos (codenamed “Fable”) is expected to be released between November and December 2026. Musk's forecast appears more optimistic than that timeline.