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Claude Fable 5.1 (medium) vs Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)

The average score is effectively tied at 8.3 vs 8.3. Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.069 vs $2.909. Claude Fable 5.1 (medium) is faster at 11.67s vs 13.17s, with pass rates of 81.8% vs 78.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-29

Compared models

Rank
#82
Total Output Tokens
31,152
Response Time (avg)
11.67s
Total Cost
$2.909
Rank
#79
Total Output Tokens
77,105
Response Time (avg)
13.17s
Total Cost
$1.069
Recommended model Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)

It has the best score here (8.3), while costing about 2.7x less than Claude Fable 5.1 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Fable 5.1 Claude Fable 5.1 medium Release: 2026-09-02 Claude Sonnet 5.5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 xhigh Release: 2026-09-29
Score 8.3 8.3
Rank #82 #79
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.8 8.7
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 81.8% 78.8%
Flaky tests 6 4
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 19.392 7.123
Total Cost $2.909 $1.069
Input Price $10.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $50.000 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 135,112 148,643
Output Tokens 7,594 9,700
Reasoning Tokens 23,558 67,405
Response Time (avg) 11.67s 13.17s
Response Time (max) 36.59s 54.91s
Response Time (total) 256.73s 289.67s
Parameters ~9.5T total (~878B active) ~1T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#82 Claude Fable 5.1

medium
Cost
$0.244
Time
65.9s
Tokens
5,025 tok

#79 Claude Sonnet 5.5

xhigh
Cost
$0.319
Time
258.6s
Tokens
31,969 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Fable 5.1 7.0 5.0 77.8% 2 10.99s 10,608 525 4,376
Claude Sonnet 5.5 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 11.90s 10,608 555 9,501

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