Claude Fable 5.2 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) vs GPT-6 Sol (Max)
Which is better for the money: Claude Fable 5.2 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) by Anthropic or GPT-6 Sol (Max) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-11-10.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Claude Fable 5.2 (Xhigh, Default Fallba… scores 18.0 points higher (62.2 vs 44.2) but costs 6.1× as much to run the benchmark ($11742 vs $1930; flagship vs premium cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Fable 5.2 (Xhigh, Default Fallba… when you need intelligence above 44.2, and GPT-6 Sol (Max) when 44.2 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Fable 5.2 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) | GPT-6 Sol (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 62.2 | 44.2 | −28.9% GPT-6 Sol (Max) is 28.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $11,741.62 | $1,930.40 | −83.6% GPT-6 Sol (Max) is 83.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 102.03s | 113.48s | +11.2% GPT-6 Sol (Max) is 11.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $8.00 / $40.0 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-6 Sol (Max) vs Claude Fable 5.2 (Xhigh, Default Fallback): 28.9% less intelligence, 83.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 11.2% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Fable 5.2 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- GPT-6 Sol (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.60 for $1124.
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