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Claude Fable 5 vs. Gemini 3.7 Flash

Compare published benchmark results from matching versions and cohorts, API pricing, and technical specifications. Any documented test setup differences remain visible.

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Specifications and cost

General specifications and standard API pricing

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Specifications and API pricing for Claude Fable 5 and Gemini 3.7 Flash
AttributeClaude Fable 5Gemini 3.7 Flash
ProviderAnthropicGoogle
ReleasedJun 9, 2026Aug 13, 2026
AvailabilityActiveActive
Model typeProprietaryProprietary
ParametersNot publishedNot published
ArchitectureNot publishedNot published
Context window1,000,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Knowledge cutoffJanuary 2026March 2026
Technical sourcesModel, Context, Knowledge cutoffModel, Knowledge cutoff
API pricing per 1M tokens
API input$10$0.75
API output$50$3.75
Cache read$1$0.07
Cache write (5 min.)$12.5Not listed
Cache write (1 hr.)$20Not listed
Price verified07/30/2026Source08/16/2026Source
Claude Fable 5Gemini 3.7 Flash
API inputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Claude Fable 5$10
Gemini 3.7 Flash$0.75Lower price
API outputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Claude Fable 5$50
Gemini 3.7 Flash$3.75Lower price
Cache readUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Claude Fable 5$1
Gemini 3.7 Flash$0.075Lower price

Performance

Shared benchmarks

Only published results with the same benchmark version, task, metric, and comparison cohort are paired. Different reasoning levels, agents, harnesses, or output limits appear directly in the table.

8 shared result series
Claude Fable 5Gemini 3.7 Flash
EMBOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Fable 573.666 %Winner
Gemini 3.7 Flash71.326 %
Finance Agent (v2)Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Fable 556.314 %
Gemini 3.7 Flash59.042 %Winner
Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkOverall · Task fully resolved. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Fable 511.25 %Winner
Gemini 3.7 Flash8.75 %
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Fable 549.519 %Winner
Gemini 3.7 Flash34.615 %
ProofBenchOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Fable 595 %Winner
Gemini 3.7 Flash58 %
Terminal-Bench 2.1Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Fable 580.524 %Winner
Gemini 3.7 Flash77.528 %
Vals IndexOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Fable 566.036 %Winner
Gemini 3.7 Flash59.307 %
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Fable 590.352 %Winner
Gemini 3.7 Flash70.395 %
Benchmark scores for Claude Fable 5 and Gemini 3.7 Flash
Benchmark and taskClaude Fable 5Gemini 3.7 FlashComparabilitySource
EMBOverall
73.666 %Winner
71.326 %
1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-emb:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Fable 5Claude Fable 5: No further settings disclosed
Gemini 3.7 Flash: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-emb-2026-08-16-68d5d1d47a97Retrieved 2026-08-16
Finance Agent (v2)Overall
56.314 %
59.042 %Winner
2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-finance-agent-v2:2:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Gemini 3.7 FlashClaude Fable 5: No further settings disclosed
Gemini 3.7 Flash: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-fabv2-2026-08-16-8853da43085dRetrieved 2026-08-16
Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkOverall · Task fully resolved
11.25 %Winner
8.75 %
1task resolution rateHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-agent-benchmark:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Fable 5Claude Fable 5: No further settings disclosed
Gemini 3.7 Flash: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-hlab-2026-08-16-bae90566df2fRetrieved 2026-08-16
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass
49.519 %Winner
34.615 %
1all-pass rateHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-research:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Fable 5Claude Fable 5: No further settings disclosed
Gemini 3.7 Flash: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-legal_research-2026-08-16-af296c00ecaaRetrieved 2026-08-16
ProofBenchOverall
95 %Winner
58 %
1.1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-proof-bench:1.1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Fable 5Claude Fable 5: No further settings disclosed
Gemini 3.7 Flash: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-proof_bench-2026-08-16-14232db24de1Retrieved 2026-08-16
Terminal-Bench 2.1Overall
80.524 %Winner
77.528 %
2.1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-terminal-bench-2-1:2.1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Fable 5Claude Fable 5: No further settings disclosed
Gemini 3.7 Flash: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-terminal-bench-2-1-2026-08-16-b3f38c18bea4Retrieved 2026-08-16
Vals IndexOverall
66.036 %Winner
59.307 %
2weighted index scoreHigher is betterCohort: vals-vals-index:2:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Fable 5Claude Fable 5: No further settings disclosed
Gemini 3.7 Flash: No further settings disclosed
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-vals_index-2026-08-16-ab641d89d6edRetrieved 2026-08-16
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall
90.352 %Winner
70.395 %
1.1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-vibe-code-bench:1.1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Fable 5Claude Fable 5: Harness: OpenHands
Gemini 3.7 Flash: Harness: OpenHands
Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-vibe-code-2026-08-16-a73c9770bcc4Retrieved 2026-08-16

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