Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) by Anthropic or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Depends on your budget
Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) scores 34.0 points higher (46.8 vs 12.8) but costs 2.4× as much to run the benchmark ($3158 vs $1319; flagship vs premium cost classes). Pick Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning).
| Metric | Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 46.8 | 12.8 | −72.6% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 72.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,157.66 | $1,318.62 | −58.2% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 58.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 10.69s | 16.64s | +55.7% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 55.7% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $10.0 / $50.0 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback): 72.6% less intelligence, 58.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 55.7% slower end-to-end.
Against the frontier
- Claude Fable 5.1 (Low, Default Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
- Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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