Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs Trinity Large Thinking
Which is better for the money: Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) by Anthropic or Trinity Large Thinking by Arcee AI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Depends on your budget
Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) scores 38.8 points higher (49.6 vs 10.8) but costs 48× as much to run the benchmark ($11161 vs $233; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) when you need intelligence above 10.8, and Trinity Large Thinking when 10.8 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) | Trinity Large Thinking | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 49.6 | 10.8 | −78.2% Trinity Large Thinking is 78.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $11,160.86 | $232.95 | −97.9% Trinity Large Thinking is 97.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 71.92s | 8.30s | −88.5% Trinity Large Thinking is 88.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $10.0 / $50.0 | $0.25 / $0.80 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Trinity Large Thinking vs Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback): 78.2% less intelligence, 97.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 88.5% 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.
- Trinity Large Thinking is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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