Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Devstral Small (Jul '25)

Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Devstral Small (Jul '25). 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
MistralDevstral Small (Jul '25)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.60
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)Devstral Small (Jul '25)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)49.67.6−84.7% Devstral Small (Jul '… is 84.7% 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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