Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B

Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B. 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)Llama 3.1 Instruct 8BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)49.66.9−86.1% Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B is 86.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$11,160.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)85.37s4.50s−94.7% Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B is 94.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$0.04 / $0.07
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