Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct

Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct. 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
MicrosoftPhi-4 Mini InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.30
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)Phi-4 Mini InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)53.46.3−88.2% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 88.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$13,128.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)201.72s11.81s−94.1% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 94.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$0.07 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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