Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning)

Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning). 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)Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)49.67.8−84.3% Gemma 4 E2B (Reasonin… is 84.3% 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, Image, Speech, Video
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