Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs DeepSeek-V2-Chat

Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs DeepSeek-V2-Chat. 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)Off the frontier
Intelligence
49.60
Total cost
$11161
DeepSeekDeepSeek-V2-ChatNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.50
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 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback)DeepSeek-V2-ChatDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)49.65.5−88.9% DeepSeek-V2-Chat is 88.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$11,160.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)71.92sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0—
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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