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Claude Fable 5.2 (medium) vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (medium)

Claude Fable 5.2 (medium) leads on average score with 9.1 vs 9.0. Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.096 vs $3.582. Claude Fable 5.2 (medium) is faster at 9.78s vs 30.42s, with pass rates of 88.4% vs 84.1%.

Last updated at: 2026-11-10

Compared models

Rank
#52
Total Output Tokens
30,464
Response Time (avg)
9.78s
Total Cost
$3.582
Rank
#56
Total Output Tokens
92,998
Response Time (avg)
30.42s
Total Cost
$1.096
Recommended model Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.0 vs 9.1), while costing about 3.3x less than Claude Fable 5.2 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Fable 5.2 Claude Fable 5.2 medium Release: 2026-11-09 Qwen3.8 Max (0902) Qwen3.8 Max (0902) medium Release: 2026-09-07
Score 9.1 9.0
Rank #52 #56
Reliability 9.4 10.0
Consistency 9.3 9.3
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 88.4% 84.1%
Flaky tests 2 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 18.849 6.084
Total Cost $3.582 $1.096
Input Price $8.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $40.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.200 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Cache Write Price $10.000 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 295,326 268,540
Output Tokens 9,699 7,499
Reasoning Tokens 20,765 85,499
Response Time (avg) 9.78s 30.42s
Response Time (max) 52.36s 168.09s
Response Time (total) 224.98s 699.68s
Parameters ~9.5T total (~878B active) 2.4T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#52 Claude Fable 5.2

medium
Cost
$0.098
Time
25.2s
Tokens
2,594 tok

#56 Qwen3.8 Max (0902)

medium
Cost
$0.036
Time
108.3s
Tokens
5,980 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 5.2 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 8.02s 10,608 561 3,861
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 45.74s 7,893 551 20,628

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