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Claude Fable 5 vs Qwen3 Max
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Winner summary
Claude Fable 5 wins on 3/3 benchmarks
Claude Fable 5 wins 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
knowledge·Claude Fable 5math·Claude Fable 5
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Claude Fable 5
#12 by perf·no signal
Qwen3 Max
#64 by perf·no signal
Best value
Qwen3 Max
10.0x better value than Claude Fable 5
Claude Fable 5
2.5 pts/$
$30.00/M
Qwen3 Max
24.9 pts/$
$2.34/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Anthropic
$380.0B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
Claude Fable 5Qwen3 Max
Chess Puzzles
Claude Fable 5 leads by +37.0
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
Qwen3 Max
4.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Claude Fable 5 leads by +26.4
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Claude Fable 5
99.7
Qwen3 Max
73.3
SimpleQA Verified
Claude Fable 5 leads by +0.8
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
Qwen3 Max
67.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 41.0 | 4.0 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 99.7 | 73.3 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 68.3 | 67.5 |
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 | |
| $0.78 | $3.90 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $15.60 |