Claude Fable 5.1 (Medium, Default Fallback) vs Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)

Claude Fable 5.1 (Medium, Default Fallback) vs Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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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 (Medium, Default Fallback)Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)48.929.1−40.5% Claude Opus 4.5 (Reas… is 40.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$3,983.28Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)13.16s25.65s+94.9% Claude Opus 4.5 (Reas… is 94.9% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$5.00 / $25.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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