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Claude Fable 5 (medium) vs Gemini 3.6 Flash (low)

Gemini 3.6 Flash (low) leads on average score with 8.7 vs 8.6. Gemini 3.6 Flash (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.251 vs $3.004. Gemini 3.6 Flash (low) is faster at 4.92s vs 15.01s, with pass rates of 78.8% vs 89.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-18

Compared models

Rank
#48
Total Output Tokens
42,146
Response Time (avg)
15.01s
Total Cost
$3.004
Rank
#42
Total Output Tokens
49,721
Response Time (avg)
4.92s
Total Cost
$0.251
Recommended model Gemini 3.6 Flash (low)

It has the best score here (8.7), while costing about 12.0x less than Claude Fable 5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Fable 5 Claude Fable 5 medium Release: 2026-06-10 Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash low Release: 2026-07-21
Score 8.6 8.7
Rank #48 #42
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 8.9
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 78.8% 89.4%
Flaky tests 1 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 17.669 2.752
Total Cost $3.004 $0.251
Input Price $10.000 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Output Price $50.000 / 1M $3.750 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 89,640 85,886
Output Tokens 33,092 5,489
Reasoning Tokens 9,054 44,232
Response Time (avg) 15.01s 4.92s
Response Time (max) 80.80s 30.83s
Response Time (total) 330.15s 108.28s
Parameters ~9.5T total (~878B active) ~500B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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Hamster playing table tennis

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#48 Claude Fable 5

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

#42 Gemini 3.6 Flash

low
Cost
$0.045
Time
25.0s
Tokens
6,054 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
Gemini 3.6 Flash 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 6.95s 8,126 466 12,253

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