Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash (Minimal)

Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash (Minimal). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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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)Gemini 3.5 Flash (Minimal)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)49.623.8−52.0% Gemini 3.5 Flash (Min… is 52.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$11,160.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)85.37s3.43s−96.0% Gemini 3.5 Flash (Min… is 96.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$1.50 / $9.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech, Video
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