Fable Fever Dream Finally Finished? | MOR Usage Up, Venice Victory & Runebook

Zion, hear me! For Season 2 of the Mere Morpheus podcast I'm going to be uploading the Morpheus builder weekly updates. My reason for doing this is to make it more accessible for those who want an update directly via their podcast app and to have them all in one place. If you'd like to participate they are held weekly on the @MorpheusAIs Twitter spaces. So enjoy Episode #80!

Recorded: 3 July 2026

AI SUMMARY: This week's episode showcases how Morpheus processed 20 billion tokens with monthly throughput jumping from 3 billion in May to over 7 billion in June. This growth reflects rising demand for its open‑source, decentralized AI infrastructure offering better access, resilience, privacy and cost. Joseph from Runebook discussed its shift from an AI RPG to a broader story adventure platform (now in early access). The conversation widened to the return of restricted premium frontier models versus strong open‑source alternatives like GLM 5.2 and what this means for builders balancing quality/cost/access. It wrapped with Venice’s $65 million Series A and the debate around token‑plus‑equity models, emphasizing that strong products and execution matter more than timeline noise. Despite lighter attendance the ecosystem continues building and scaling for larger adoption ahead.

Timeline:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:45) Why demand is rising for decentralised AI

(00:08:20) Scaling for the economy of super intelligence

(00:10:33) Alan on network stability and product updates

(00:12:25) Runebook rebrand and early access launch

(00:18:20) Fable returns with high costs and tight limits

(00:24:27) Codex, Claude and GLM 5.2 for AI coding

(00:31:16) Node Neo progress and Morpheus developer tools