Claude Fable 5.2 (Low, Default Fallback) vs Kimi K3.1 Pro
Which is better for the money: Claude Fable 5.2 (Low, Default Fallback) by Anthropic or Kimi K3.1 Pro by Kimi? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-11-10.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Claude Fable 5.2 (Low, Default Fallback)
Kimi K3.1 Pro vs Claude Fable 5.2 (Low, Default Fallback): 13.7% less intelligence, 10.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 285.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Fable 5.2 (Low, Default Fallback) | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 53.9 | 46.5 | −13.7% Kimi K3.1 Pro is 13.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,861.78 | $3,152.80 | +10.2% Kimi K3.1 Pro is 10.2% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 22.57s | 87.10s | +285.9% Kimi K3.1 Pro is 285.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $8.00 / $40.0 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Fable 5.2 (Low, Default Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.60 for $1124.
- Kimi K3.1 Pro is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.60 for $1124.
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