Claude Fable 5.2 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Gemini 3.8 Flash (Low)

Claude Fable 5.2 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Gemini 3.8 Flash (Low). 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 (Max, Default Fallback)On the frontier
Intelligence
64.60
Total cost
$22191
GoogleGemini 3.8 Flash (Low)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.50
Total cost
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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 (Max, Default Fallback)Gemini 3.8 Flash (Low)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)64.622.5−65.2% Gemini 3.8 Flash (Low) is 65.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$22,191.42Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)258.66s5.67s−97.8% Gemini 3.8 Flash (Low) is 97.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$8.00 / $40.0$0.75 / $3.75
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech, Video
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