Alternatives

What are the alternatives to Claude Fable 5?

Claude Fable 5 ranks 12 of 94 in the overall index and costs $20 per million tokens.

Claude Fable 5.2: Ahead in the overall index (130.9 vs. 112.8) and cheaper ($16 vs. $20 per million tokens).

Muse Ember 1.0: Level in the overall index (110.4 vs. 112.8) but cheaper: $0.20 instead of $20 per million tokens.

The alternatives by reason

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Stronger, not much pricier
Claude Fable 5.2
Ahead in the overall index (130.9 vs. 112.8) and cheaper ($16 vs. $20 per million tokens).
Overall index
130.9
Price (3:1)
$16
Speed
n/a
Rank 1 · Top group
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Similar strength, cheaper
Muse Ember 1.0
Level in the overall index (110.4 vs. 112.8) but cheaper: $0.20 instead of $20 per million tokens.
Overall index
110.4
Price (3:1)
$0.20
Speed
n/a
Rank 14 · Middle group
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With open weights
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
The best model with open weights, level: 106.7 vs. 112.8 in the overall index.
Overall index
106.7
Price (3:1)
$0.26
Speed
126
Rank 20 · Middle group
Head to head: Claude Fable 5 vs. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Open the profile
Similar strength, faster
Muse Spark 1.3
Level in the overall index (107.3 vs. 112.8) and faster: 102 instead of 50 tokens per second.
Overall index
107.3
Price (3:1)
$2
Speed
102
Rank 18 · Middle group
Head to head: Claude Fable 5 vs. Muse Spark 1.3 Open the profile
The successor
Claude Fable 5.1
The successor to Claude Fable 5. Overall index 124.1 vs. 112.8.
Overall index
124.1
Price (3:1)
$20
Speed
59
Rank 4 · Upper group
Head to head: Claude Fable 5 vs. Claude Fable 5.1 Open the profile

The nearest generally available models by overall index, with rank, price and speed. Models with limited access and retired models are left out.

Rank	Model	Overall index	Price (3:1)	Speed
9	GPT-6.1 Sol	118.0	$4	44
10	Claude Opus 5	117.4	$10	71
11	Muse Wonder	113.3	$8	n/a
12	Claude Fable 5this model	112.8	$20	50
13	Kimi K3.1 Pro	112.6	$4	56
14	Muse Ember 1.0	110.4	$0.20	n/a
15	GPT-6 Sol	109.1	$4	82
16	GPT-5.6 Sol	109.1	$8	75

Price in dollars per million tokens, mixed from 3 parts input and 1 part output. Speed in tokens per second.