Claude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback) vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)

Claude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback) vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
51.20
Total cost
$5242
DeepSeekDeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.70
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback)DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)51.213.7−73.2% DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-re… is 73.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$5,241.59Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)34.32s6.55s−80.9% DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-re… is 80.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$0.56 / $1.68
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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