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Claude Fable 5 vs Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast) vs Claude Opus 4.6
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Winner summary
Claude Fable 5 wins on 12/13 benchmarks
Claude Fable 5 wins 12 of 13 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena · speed · agentic.
Category leads
arena·Claude Fable 5speed·Claude Fable 5agentic·Claude Fable 5knowledge·Claude Fable 5math·Claude Fable 5reasoning·Claude Fable 5coding·Claude Fable 5
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Claude Fable 5
#12 by perf·no signal
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
#150 by perf·no signal
Claude Opus 4.6
#72 by perf·#4 by attention
Best value
Claude Opus 4.6
1.5x better value than Claude Fable 5
Claude Fable 5
2.5 pts/$
$30.00/M
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
0.5 pts/$
$90.00/M
Claude Opus 4.6
3.8 pts/$
$15.00/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Anthropic
$380.0B·Tier 1
Anthropic
$380.0B·Tier 1
Anthropic
$380.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
13 benchmarks · 3 models
Claude Fable 5Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)Claude Opus 4.6
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding
Claude Fable 5 leads by +111.7
Claude Fable 5
1653.9
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
1542.2
Claude Opus 4.6
1538.3
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Claude Fable 5 leads by +3.9
Claude Fable 5
1507.6
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
1503.7
Claude Opus 4.6
1498.8
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast) leads by +14.8
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index · a composite score measuring how well a model performs in agentic workflows · multi-step tool use, planning, error recovery, and autonomous task completion. Aggregates results from multiple agentic benchmarks including SWE-bench, tool-use tests, and planning evaluations. The canonical single-number metric for "how good is this model as an agent?"
Claude Fable 5
52.8
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
67.6
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
Claude Fable 5 leads by +28.4
Artificial Analysis Coding Index · a composite score that aggregates performance across multiple coding benchmarks into a single index. Tracks code generation quality, debugging ability, multi-language competence, and real-world software engineering tasks. Used by Artificial Analysis to rank model coding capability in a normalized, comparable format. Useful for developers choosing between models for coding-heavy workloads.
Claude Fable 5
76.5
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
48.1
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
Claude Fable 5 leads by +6.9
Claude Fable 5
59.9
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
53.0
APEX-Agents
Claude Fable 5 leads by +13.3
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
Claude Fable 5
45.0
Claude Opus 4.6
31.7
Chess Puzzles
Claude Fable 5 leads by +24.0
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Claude Fable 5
41.0
Claude Opus 4.6
17.0
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private
Claude Fable 5 leads by +61.0
Claude Fable 5
87.8
Claude Opus 4.6
26.8
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
Claude Fable 5 leads by +21.1
Claude Fable 5
87.0
Claude Opus 4.6
66.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Claude Fable 5 leads by +5.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Claude Fable 5
99.7
Claude Opus 4.6
94.4
SimpleBench
Claude Fable 5 leads by +17.2
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
Claude Fable 5
78.3
Claude Opus 4.6
61.1
SimpleQA Verified
Claude Fable 5 leads by +21.8
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Claude Fable 5
68.3
Claude Opus 4.6
46.5
WeirdML
Claude Fable 5 leads by +9.9
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
Claude Fable 5
87.8
Claude Opus 4.6
78.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5 | Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast) | Claude Opus 4.6 |
|---|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding | 1653.9 | 1542.2 | 1538.3 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1507.6 | 1503.7 | 1498.8 |
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index Artificial Analysis Agentic Index · a composite score measuring how well a model performs in agentic workflows · multi-step tool use, planning, error recovery, and autonomous task completion. Aggregates results from multiple agentic benchmarks including SWE-bench, tool-use tests, and planning evaluations. The canonical single-number metric for "how good is this model as an agent?" | 52.8 | 67.6 | — |
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index Artificial Analysis Coding Index · a composite score that aggregates performance across multiple coding benchmarks into a single index. Tracks code generation quality, debugging ability, multi-language competence, and real-world software engineering tasks. Used by Artificial Analysis to rank model coding capability in a normalized, comparable format. Useful for developers choosing between models for coding-heavy workloads. | 76.5 | 48.1 | — |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 59.9 | 53.0 | — |
APEX-Agents APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments. | 45.0 | — | 31.7 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 41.0 | — | 17.0 |
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private | 87.8 | — | 26.8 |
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private | 87.0 | — | 66.0 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 99.7 | — | 94.4 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 78.3 | — | 61.1 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 68.3 | — | 46.5 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 87.8 | — | 78.0 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $50.00 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $200.00 | |
| $30.00 | $150.00 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $600.00 | |
| $5.00 | $25.00 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $100.00 |