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

Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Kimi K2 Thinking. 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
KimiKimi K2 ThinkingNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.00
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)Kimi K2 ThinkingDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)49.622.0−55.6% Kimi K2 Thinking is 55.6% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$11,160.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)85.37s22.49s−73.7% Kimi K2 Thinking is 73.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$0.60 / $2.50
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