Claude Fable 5
Claude Fable 5Alternatives?
CheaperGemini 4 Argonhigh+43%-77%*$1.99Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2
BetterMiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+18%-99%$0.062Pass back reasoning_content+3
OpenDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017max+23%-97%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4
CheaperMiniMax M3.1 Flashthinking+34%-97%$0.22Complete model response must be appendedCheaperClaude Sonnet 5.5max+33%-38%$5.46No forced tool use+5Gemini 4 Argonhigh+43%-77%*$1.99Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2MiniMax M3.1 Flashthinking+34%-97%$0.22Complete model response must be appendedClaude Sonnet 5.5max+33%-38%$5.46No forced tool use+5Claude Opus 5.5max+29%-32%$5.98No forced tool use+5
GPT-6 Astramax+27%-63%$3.26Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+18%-99%$0.062Pass back reasoning_content+3MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen+8%-98%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3GPT-6.1 Solmedium+16%-98%$0.21Remove unsupported parameters+5MiniMax M3.1 Flashthinking+34%-97%$0.22Complete model response must be appendedGPT-6 Solmedium+7%-97%$0.25DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+23%-97%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+18%-99%$0.062Pass back reasoning_content+3
GLM 5.3maxOpen+15%-77%$2.01No image input+4
Ling 3.1 FlashOpen+14%-89%$1.00No image inputGLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+12%-97%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4Claude Sonnet 5.5max+33%-38%$5.46No forced tool use+5Claude Opus 5.5max+29%-32%$5.98No forced tool use+5Claude Fable 5.1max+10%-13%$7.63Replace forced tool_choice+5Claude Opus 5max+5%-33%$5.86Claude Opus 4.8max-16%-53%$4.08Claude Sonnet 5max-32%-42%$5.09Claude Haiku 5.5max-35%-98%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5Claude Sonnet 4.6max-63%-72%$2.49All Anthropic models →History
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How much does Claude Fable 5 cost?›
$10 per 1M input tokens and $50 per 1M output tokens; cached input $1 per 1M. A typical benchmark task costs about $8.75 at max effort.
Is Claude Fable 5 free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $10 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Claude Fable 5, and what is it best at?›
#4 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #11 of 132 in Coding, #31 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #3 of 195 in Writing & Language, #8 of 37 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Coding, Agents & work tasks, Tool calling, Reasoning, Science, Long context, Knowledge.
Is Claude Fable 5 better than Qwen3.8 Flash?›
On AutomationBench-AA, Claude Fable 5 scores 54.1 vs 55.9 — lower. It is 2,250% more expensive per task.
How can I use Claude Fable 5?›
Through the API of Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Azure, Claude Platform on AWS, DeepInfra and 1 more.
What is the context window of Claude Fable 5?›
1M tokens, with up to 128K output tokens.
When was Claude Fable 5 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-06-07. It has been superseded by Claude Fable 5.1.
Is Claude Fable 5 open source?›
No, Claude Fable 5 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017.
Can Claude Fable 5 read images?›
It accepts text and images, PDF files as input.
What is Claude Fable 5?›
Claude Fable 5 is a closed language model from Anthropic, released Jun 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Claude Fable 5?›
Gemini 4 Argon (cheaper), MiMo v2.6 Flash (better), DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (open weights).