How often does Claude use tools?
We looked through 2.27M Claude responses we collected to find out.
The Opus models show a clear downward trend in tool calls from Opus 4.6 to Opus 4.8. However, Fable 5 stands out against that pattern, averaging 1.00 tool calls per response compared with 0.76 for Opus 4.8 and 0.79 for Opus 5. (1/2)🧵