Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Ministral 3 14B
Which is better for the money: Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) by Anthropic or Ministral 3 14B by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) scores 47.4 points higher (53.4 vs 6.0) but costs 350× as much to run the benchmark ($13129 vs $37.6; flagship vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) when you need intelligence above 6.0, and Ministral 3 14B when 6.0 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) | Ministral 3 14B | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 53.4 | 6.0 | −88.8% Ministral 3 14B is 88.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $13,128.86 | $37.56 | −99.7% Ministral 3 14B is 99.7% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 251.24s | 7.92s | −96.8% Ministral 3 14B is 96.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $10.0 / $50.0 | $0.20 / $0.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Ministral 3 14B vs Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback): 88.8% less intelligence, 99.7% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 96.8% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) scores 57.60 for $8708.
- Ministral 3 14B is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
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