Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Kimi K2.5 (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)Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)49.623.5−52.6% Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) is 52.6% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$11,160.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)85.37s42.40s−50.3% Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) is 50.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$0.60 / $3.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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