Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Claude Fable 5.2 (Low, Default Fallback)

Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Claude Fable 5.2 (Low, Default Fallback). 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 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
-
Total cost
-
AnthropicClaude Fable 5.2 (Low, Default Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
53.90
Total cost
$2862
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 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback)Claude Fable 5.2 (Low, Default Fallback)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)Not reported53.9— not comparable
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$2,861.78— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)118.18s22.57s−80.9% Claude Fable 5.2 (Low… is 80.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$8.00 / $40.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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