Claude Fable 5
Claude Fable 5Alternatives?
CheaperGemini 4 Argonunstatedsame-80%*$2 / $10Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2
OpenKimi K3unstated-3%-70%$3 / $15Sampling parameters are fixed+3CheaperGemini 3.1 Pro Previewunstated-1%-78%$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsCheaperGemini 3.8 Flashunstated-2%-93%*$0.75 / $3.75Sampling parameters are ignored+1
CheaperGPT-5.6 Solunstated-2%-60%$4 / $20Gemini 4 Argonunstatedsame-80%*$2 / $10Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewunstated-1%-78%$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsGemini 3.8 Flashunstated-2%-93%*$0.75 / $3.75Sampling parameters are ignored+1GPT-5.6 Solunstated-2%-60%$4 / $20Claude Opus 5unstated-2%-50%$5 / $25Kimi K3unstatedOpen-3%-70%$3 / $15Sampling parameters are fixed+3
MiniMax M3unstatedOpen-4%-97%$0.30 / $1.20Context: 1M → 524K+2
GLM 5.3unstatedOpen-4%-89%$1.40 / $4.40No image input+4Kimi K2.6unstatedOpen-4%-91%$0.95 / $4Context: 1M → 256KGLM 5.1unstatedOpen-5%-89%$1.40 / $4.40Context: 1M → 203K+1Claude Fable 5.1unstatedsame—$10 / $50Replace forced tool_choice+5Claude Opus 5unstated-2%—$5 / $25Claude Opus 4.6thinking-4%—$5 / $25Claude Opus 4.7unstated-4%—$5 / $25Claude Opus 4.5thinking-4%—$5 / $25Context: 1M → 200KClaude Sonnet 4.5thinking-5%—$0.56Claude Sonnet 5unstated-5%—$2 / $10Claude Opus 4.8unstated-6%—$5 / $25All 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 Claude Fable 5.1?›
On Vals LegalBench, Claude Fable 5 scores 88.6 vs 88.5 — about the same.
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 It has been superseded by Claude Fable 5.1.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 Kimi K3.
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), Kimi K3 (open weights).