Claude Fable 5.2 (High, Default Fallback) vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max)

Claude Fable 5.2 (High, Default Fallback) vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Fable 5.2 (High, Default Fallback)On the frontier
Intelligence
61.80
Total cost
$7106
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
-
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 5.2 (High, Default Fallback)Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)61.8Not reported— not comparable
Total AA cost (lower is better)$7,105.77Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)36.05s132.83s+268.5% Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Ma… is 268.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$8.00 / $40.0$3.00 / $15.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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