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Claude Fable 5 pricing

API list price by Anthropic · same on Amazon Bedrock, Azure, Claude Platform on AWS · checked Oct 23, 2026
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$10 / $50per 1M tokens in / out
$1cache read · −90%
$5 / $25batch · −50%
$8.75per task at max?
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Price sheetper 1M tokens

Input$10list
Output$50
Cache read$1−90% vs input
Cache write · 5 min$12.50+25% vs input
Cache write · 1 h$20+100% vs input
Batch input$5−50%
Batch output$25−50%
Context · max output1M · 128Ktokens

Where to buy6 providers · per 1M tokens

ProviderInputOutputContext
Amazon Bedrock$10$501M
Anthropiclab$10$501M
Azure$10$501M
Claude Platform on AWS$10$501M
DeepInfra$10$50—
Google$10$501M

In Anthropic's line-upper 1M in / out

Claude Haiku 5.5$0.10 / $0.50−99%
Claude Sonnet 5.5$2 / $10−80%
Claude Opus 5.5$4 / $20−60%
Claude Fable 5$10 / $50this model
Claude Fable 5.1$10 / $500%
Claude Mythos 5$10 / $500%
Claude Mythos 5.1$10 / $500%
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Cheaper for the same workvs Fable 5 at max

Claude Opus 5.5 max-32%score +16%$5.98
Claude Sonnet 5.5 max-38%score +13%$5.46
Claude Fable 5.1 max-13%score +8%$7.63
GPT-6 Astra max-63%score +6%$3.26
Gemini 4 Argon high-77%score +6%$1.99
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Pricing questions

How much does Claude Fable 5 cost?›

$10 per 1M input tokens and $50 per 1M output tokens on Anthropic's API and Amazon Bedrock, Azure, Claude Platform on AWS. Cached input is $1. Batch requests cost $5 / $25. One Intelligence Index task costs about $8.75 at the default effort.

Is Claude Fable 5 free to use?›

There is no free API tier.

How much does prompt caching save?›

Cache reads cost $1 per 1M, 90% below the input price. Writing to the cache costs $12.50 per 1M (5m TTL).

What is a cheaper alternative to Claude Fable 5?›

Claude Opus 5.5 at max effort costs -32% per task with a score +16% on Humanity's Last Exam.