Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning)

Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Gemma 4 12B (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 (Max, Default Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
53.40
Total cost
$13129
GoogleGemma 4 12B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
14.20
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 (Max, Default Fallback)Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)53.414.2−73.4% Gemma 4 12B (Reasonin… is 73.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$13,128.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)224.30s24.28s−89.2% Gemma 4 12B (Reasonin… is 89.2% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$0.10 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech, Video
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