Claude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback) vs Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)

Claude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback) vs Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2). 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
Multiverse ComputingQuasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
26.70
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)Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)51.226.7−47.9% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 47.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$5,241.59Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)26.71s16.89s−36.8% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 36.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$0.11 / $0.33
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