Claude Fable 5

Jun 2026
Claude Fable 5
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$8.75per task?
$10 / $50per 1M in / outcache $1
67 tok/sfirst token in 98 s?
1Mcontext

Rankingat max effort?

Alternatives?

History

2 versions
5658606264Jul 26Release dateGDPval-AA 2.155.1
5658606264Jul 26Release dateGDPval-AA 2.155.1

Benchmarks

all categories
Chat & Knowledge
MLCR-AA64.4#4
HealthBench Professional length-adjustedlab63.3
Coding
SWE-bench Pro (edition unstated)lab80
DeepSWE (edition unstated)lab70
Agents & Tool Use
EBR Bench39.5#10
Writing & Language
Vision & Documents

FAQ

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 Ling 3.1 Flash?›

On GDPval-AA (work tasks) 2.1, Claude Fable 5 scores 55.5 vs 55.9 — about the same. It is 775% 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 It has been superseded by Claude Fable 5.1.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?›

Claude Opus 5.5 (cheaper), MiMo v2.6 Pro (better), DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (open weights).