Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) vs DeepSeek V3.1 (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 (Low, Default Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
46.80
Total cost
$3158
DeepSeekDeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.50
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 (Low, Default Fallback)DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)46.813.5−71.2% DeepSeek V3.1 (Reason… is 71.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$3,157.66Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)10.92s23.24s+112.8% DeepSeek V3.1 (Reason… is 112.8% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$0.58 / $1.68
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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