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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Claude Fable 5.1 vs Claude Fable 5

Too close to call on our weighted score (Claude Fable 5.1 66, Claude Fable 5 65). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Anthropic

    Claude Fable 5.1

    Released Sep 1, 2026

    66/100
    • ECI164.8
    • Price$10.00 / $50.00
    • Context1M
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  2. Anthropic

    Claude Fable 5

    Released Jun 9, 2026

    65/100
    • ECI162.2
    • Price$10.00 / $50.00
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove Claude Fable 5

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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Claude Fable 5.1 66/100, Claude Fable 5 65/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Claude Fable 5.1 for raw capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityClaude Fable 5.1Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Fable 5.1 164.8 · Claude Fable 5 162.2
  • Lowest priceSame priceClaude Fable 5.1 $20.00 · Claude Fable 5 $20.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameClaude Fable 5.1 1,000,000 · Claude Fable 5 1,000,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsClaude Fable 5.1: Text, Images, PDFs · Claude Fable 5: Text, Images, PDFs
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightClaude Fable 5.1Claude Fable 5
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%9794
Price25%00
Inputs & features15%8080
Context window10%6060
Overall100%66/10065/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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Claude Fable 5.1 vs Claude Fable 5 specifications side by side
SpecificationClaude Fable 5.1AnthropicClaude Fable 5Anthropic
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)164.8 (best)162.2
ECI rank#4 of 148 (best)#7 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—85.9%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics90.2% (best)87.0%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics100%100%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions70.8% (best)70.7%
Price per million tokens
Input$10.00$10.00
Output$50.00$50.00
Cached input$0.25 (best)$1.00
Blended (3:1)$20.00$20.00
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Anthropic APIOfficial Anthropic API
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens1,000,000 tokens
Max output128,000 tokens128,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsYesYes
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYeslow · medium · high · xhigh · maxYeslow · medium · high · xhigh · max
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model IDclaude-fable-5-1claude-fable-5
API providers2938 (best)
ReleasedSep 1, 2026Jun 9, 2026
Knowledge cutoffJun 2026Jan 31, 2026
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Claude Fable 5.1$200.00
  • Claude Fable 5$200.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Claude Fable 5.1 or Claude Fable 5?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Claude Fable 5.1 66/100, Claude Fable 5 65/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Claude Fable 5.1 for raw capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Claude Fable 5.1 or Claude Fable 5?

Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Fable 5 cost the same: $10.00 input / $50.00 output per million tokens.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Claude Fable 5.1 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Fable 5.1 164.8 (#4 of 148) and Claude Fable 5 162.2 (#7 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (161.8–169.1 vs 159.6–166.1), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — Claude Fable 5.1 90.2%, Claude Fable 5 87.0%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Claude Fable 5.1 100%, Claude Fable 5 100%; SimpleQA Verified — Claude Fable 5.1 70.8%, Claude Fable 5 70.7%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Fable 5 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Claude Fable 5.1 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Fable 5 share the same 1,000,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Claude Fable 5.1 up to 128,000, Claude Fable 5 up to 128,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Claude Fable 5.1 accepts text, images and PDFs; Claude Fable 5 accepts text, images and PDFs. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

No. Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Fable 5 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

Claude Fable 5.1 is the newest, released Sep 1, 2026. Claude Fable 5 came out Jun 9, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Claude Fable 5.1 Jun 2026, Claude Fable 5 Jan 31, 2026.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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