GPT-5.4 Pro vs GPT-5.3 Codex vs Claude Fable 5
Too close to call on our weighted score (Claude Fable 5 65, GPT-5.3 Codex 64, GPT-5.4 Pro 60). The right pick depends on what you value most.
OpenAIGPT-5.4 Pro
60/100- ECI159.1
- Price$30.00 / $180.00
- Context1.05M
- OpenAI
GPT-5.3 Codex
64/100- ECI156.8
- Price$1.75 / $14.00
- Context400K
AnthropicClaude Fable 5
65/100- ECI162.2
- Price$10.00 / $50.00
- Context1M
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Claude Fable 5 65/100, GPT-5.3 Codex 64/100, GPT-5.4 Pro 60/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Claude Fable 5 for raw capability, GPT-5.3 Codex on price and GPT-5.4 Pro for long inputs. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityClaude Fable 5Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Fable 5 162.2 · GPT-5.4 Pro 159.1 · GPT-5.3 Codex 156.8
- Lowest priceGPT-5.3 CodexGPT-5.3 Codex $4.81 · Claude Fable 5 $20.00 · GPT-5.4 Pro $67.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGPT-5.4 ProGPT-5.4 Pro 1,050,000 · Claude Fable 5 1,000,000 · GPT-5.3 Codex 400,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGPT-5.3 Codex and Claude Fable 5GPT-5.4 Pro: Text, Images · GPT-5.3 Codex: Text, Images, PDFs · Claude Fable 5: Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingNo open weightsAll three are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | GPT-5.4 Pro | GPT-5.3 Codex | Claude Fable 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 90 | 87 | 94 |
| Price | 25% | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 60 | 80 | 80 |
| Context window | 10% | 61 | 44 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 60/100 | 64/100 | 65/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | GPT-5.4 ProOpenAI | GPT-5.3 CodexOpenAI | Claude Fable 5Anthropic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 159.1 | 156.8 | 162.2 (best) |
| ECI rank | #11 of 148 | #18 of 148 | #7 of 148 (best) |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 94.6% (best) | — | 85.9% |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 82.5% | — | 87.0% (best) |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | — | — | 100% |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | — | 74.8% | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 46.3% | — | 70.7% (best) |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $30.00 | $1.75 (best) | $10.00 |
| Output | $180.00 | $14.00 (best) | $50.00 |
| Cached input | — | $0.175 (best) | $1.00 |
| Blended (3:1) | $67.50 | $4.81 (best) | $20.00 |
| Long-context rate | Over 272K: $60.00 / $270.00 | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official OpenAI API | Official OpenAI API | Official Anthropic API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,050,000 tokens (best) | 400,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes | Yes |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yesmedium · high · xhigh | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh · max |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | gpt-5.4-pro | gpt-5.3-codex | claude-fable-5 |
| API providers | 16 | 19 | 38 (best) |
| Released | Mar 5, 2026 | Feb 5, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Aug 31, 2025 | Aug 31, 2025 | Jan 31, 2026 |
What would a month cost?
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- GPT-5.4 Pro$660.00
- GPT-5.3 Codex$45.50
- Claude Fable 5$200.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GPT-5.4 Pro, GPT-5.3 Codex or Claude Fable 5?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Claude Fable 5 65/100, GPT-5.3 Codex 64/100, GPT-5.4 Pro 60/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Claude Fable 5 for raw capability, GPT-5.3 Codex on price and GPT-5.4 Pro for long inputs. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.4 Pro, GPT-5.3 Codex or Claude Fable 5?
GPT-5.3 Codex is cheaper at $1.75 input / $14.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). Claude Fable 5 costs $10.00 input / $50.00 output per million tokens (official Anthropic API price); GPT-5.4 Pro costs $30.00 input / $180.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $4.81 per million tokens for GPT-5.3 Codex versus $20.00 for Claude Fable 5 (4.2× as much) and $67.50 for GPT-5.4 Pro (14× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Claude Fable 5 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Fable 5 162.2 (#7 of 148), GPT-5.4 Pro 159.1 (#11 of 148) and GPT-5.3 Codex 156.8 (#18 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (159.6–166.1 vs 156.5–161.9), so treat the gap as small.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GPT-5.4 Pro and Claude Fable 5 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Claude Fable 5 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-5.4 Pro has the largest context window at 1,050,000 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Claude Fable 5 and 400,000 for GPT-5.3 Codex. Maximum output per response: GPT-5.4 Pro up to 128,000, GPT-5.3 Codex up to 128,000, Claude Fable 5 up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GPT-5.4 Pro accepts text and images; GPT-5.3 Codex accepts text, images and PDFs; Claude Fable 5 accepts text, images and PDFs. GPT-5.3 Codex handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. GPT-5.4 Pro, GPT-5.3 Codex and Claude Fable 5 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Claude Fable 5 is the newest, released Jun 9, 2026. GPT-5.4 Pro came out Mar 5, 2026; GPT-5.3 Codex came out Feb 5, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: GPT-5.4 Pro Aug 31, 2025, GPT-5.3 Codex Aug 31, 2025, 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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