Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Mistral Large 4 Preview
Which is better for the money: Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) by Anthropic or Mistral Large 4 Preview by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Depends on your budget
Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) scores 11.2 points higher (49.6 vs 38.4) but costs 6.9× as much to run the benchmark ($11161 vs $1608; flagship vs premium cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) when you need intelligence above 38.4, and Mistral Large 4 Preview when 38.4 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) | Mistral Large 4 Preview | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 49.6 | 38.4 | −22.6% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 22.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $11,160.86 | $1,607.86 | −85.6% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 85.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 98.05s | 23.90s | −75.6% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 75.6% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $10.0 / $50.0 | $1.36 / $4.18 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Mistral Large 4 Preview vs Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback): 22.6% less intelligence, 85.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 75.6% faster end-to-end.
Against the frontier
- Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) scores 57.60 for $8708.
- Mistral Large 4 Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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