Claude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
Which is better for the money: Claude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback) by Anthropic or GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) vs Claude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback): 1.2% more intelligence, 79.4% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 542.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback) | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 51.2 | 51.8 | +1.2% GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is 1.2% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $5,241.59 | $1,081.55 | −79.4% GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is 79.4% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 34.32s | 220.48s | +542.4% GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is 542.4% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $10.0 / $50.0 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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