Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning)

Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning). 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
Nous ResearchHermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.50
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)Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)49.67.5−84.9% Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 … is 84.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$11,160.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)123.77s61.34s−50.4% Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 … is 50.4% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$1.00 / $3.00
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