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Claude Fable 5 (medium) vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh)

Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh) leads on average score with 9.1 vs 8.9. Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.140 vs $5.089. Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh) is faster at 16.58s vs 16.84s, with pass rates of 79.7% vs 81.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-19

Compared models

Rank
#58
Total Output Tokens
47,285
Response Time (avg)
16.84s
Total Cost
$5.089
Rank
#39
Total Output Tokens
199,268
Response Time (avg)
16.58s
Total Cost
$0.140
Recommended model Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh)

It has the best score here (9.1), while costing about 36.6x less than Claude Fable 5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Fable 5 Claude Fable 5 medium Release: 2026-06-10 Claude Haiku 5.5 Claude Haiku 5.5 xhigh Release: 2026-10-07
Score 8.9 9.1
Rank #58 #39
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.3
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 79.7% 81.2%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 28.269 0.773
Total Cost $5.089 $0.140
Input Price $10.000 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $50.000 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Cache Read Price $1.000 / 1M $0.010 / 1M
Cache Write Price $12.500 / 1M $0.125 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 272,411 394,509
Output Tokens 35,497 10,349
Reasoning Tokens 11,788 188,919
Response Time (avg) 16.84s 16.58s
Response Time (max) 80.80s 92.74s
Response Time (total) 387.26s 381.40s
Parameters ~9.5T total (~878B active) ~50B
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.

#58 Claude Fable 5

medium
Cost
$0.606
Time
156.7s
Tokens
12,264 tok

#39 Claude Haiku 5.5

xhigh
Cost
$0.021
Time
189.0s
Tokens
41,343 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 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 15.59s 10,590 7,383 1,318
Claude Haiku 5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 13.13s 10,608 504 26,396

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