Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (High)
Which is better for the money: Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) by Anthropic or GPT-6.1 Sol (High) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (High)
GPT-6.1 Sol (High) vs Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback): 1.2% more intelligence, 95.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 46.7% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) | GPT-6.1 Sol (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 49.6 | 50.2 | +1.2% GPT-6.1 Sol (High) is 1.2% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $11,160.86 | $521.32 | −95.3% GPT-6.1 Sol (High) is 95.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 85.47s | 45.55s | −46.7% GPT-6.1 Sol (High) is 46.7% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $10.0 / $50.0 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) scores 57.60 for $8708.
- GPT-6.1 Sol (High) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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