Claude Fable 5
Claude Fable 5Alternatives?
CheaperClaude Opus 5.5highwins 53%-60%$1.82No forced tool use+5
OpenKimi K3maxwins 44%-70%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3
CheaperGemini 4 Argonhighwins 52%-80%*$1.99Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2CheaperClaude Opus 4.6highsame-50%$5 / $25CheaperClaude Opus 4.7highsame-50%$5 / $25Claude Opus 5.5highwins 53%-60%$1.82No forced tool use+5Gemini 4 Argonhighwins 52%-80%*$1.99Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Claude Opus 4.6highsame-50%$5 / $25Claude Opus 4.7highsame-50%$5 / $25Gemini 3.8 Flashhighsame-93%*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1Claude Opus 5.5highwins 53%-60%$1.82No forced tool use+5Gemini 4 Argonhighwins 52%-80%*$1.99Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Kimi K3maxOpenwins 44%-70%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3
GLM 5.2maxOpenwins 43%-89%$1.47No image inputGLM 5.3maxOpenwins 43%-89%$2.01No image input+4GLM 5unstatedOpenwins 42%-92%$1 / $3.20Context: 1M → 203K+1GLM 5.1unstatedOpenwins 42%-89%$1.40 / $4.40Context: 1M → 203K+1Claude Opus 5.5highwins 53%—$1.82No forced tool use+5Claude Opus 4.6highsame—$5 / $25Claude Opus 4.7highsame—$5 / $25Claude Fable 5.1maxwins 48%—$7.63Replace forced tool_choice+5Claude Opus 5highwins 46%—$3.61Claude Opus 4.8highwins 45%—$5 / $25Claude Opus 4.5highwins 45%—$5 / $25Context: 1M → 200KClaude Sonnet 5.5xhighwins 45%—$2.01No forced tool use+5All Anthropic models →History
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in Writing & LanguageFAQ
How much does Claude Fable 5 cost?›
$10 per 1M input tokens and $50 per 1M output tokens; cached input $1 per 1M.
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 Gemini 4 Argon?›
On Arena Text · creative writing, Claude Fable 5 scores 1,501 vs 1,516 — lower.
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 It has been superseded by Claude Fable 5.1.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?›
Claude Opus 5.5 (cheaper), Kimi K3 (open weights).