Claude Fable 5.2 (Low, Default Fallback) vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)

Claude Fable 5.2 (Low, Default Fallback) vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25). 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 (Low, Default Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
53.90
Total cost
$2862
DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)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 (Low, Default Fallback)DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)53.9Not reported— not comparable
Total AA cost (lower is better)$2,861.78Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)22.57s17.87s−20.8% DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is 20.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$8.00 / $40.0$2.00 / $4.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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