Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Magistral Small 1

Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Magistral Small 1. 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
MistralMagistral Small 1Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
8.20
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)Magistral Small 1Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)49.68.2−83.5% Magistral Small 1 is 83.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$11,160.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)85.37sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0—
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