Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) vs Mistral Large 4 (Medium)
Which is better for the money: Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) by Anthropic or Mistral Large 4 (Medium) by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-30.
Depends on your budget
Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) scores 15.4 points higher (38.5 vs 23.1) but costs 4.2× as much to run the benchmark ($3886 vs $936; flagship vs premium cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) when you need intelligence above 23.1, and Mistral Large 4 (Medium) when 23.1 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) | Mistral Large 4 (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.5 | 23.1 | −40.0% Mistral Large 4 (Medi… is 40.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,885.94 | $936.36 | −75.9% Mistral Large 4 (Medi… is 75.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 11.28s | Not reported | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $10.0 / $50.0 | $0.70 / $2.10 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Mistral Large 4 (Medium) vs Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback): 40.0% less intelligence, 75.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
Against the frontier
- Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) scores 55.30 for $3746.
- Mistral Large 4 (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 52.30 for $718.
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