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Claude Fable 5 (medium) vs Qwen3.8 Max (low)

Claude Fable 5 (medium) leads on average score with 8.6 vs 8.6. Qwen3.8 Max (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.702 vs $3.004. Claude Fable 5 (medium) is faster at 15.01s vs 21.83s, with pass rates of 78.8% vs 80.3%.

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
#50
Total Output Tokens
83,821
Response Time (avg)
21.83s
Total Cost
$0.702
Recommended model Qwen3.8 Max (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.6 vs 8.6), while costing about 4.3x less than Claude Fable 5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Fable 5 Claude Fable 5 medium Release: 2026-06-10 Qwen3.8 Max Qwen3.8 Max low Release: 2026-08-04
Score 8.6 8.6
Rank #48 #50
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 78.8% 80.3%
Flaky tests 1 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 17.669 4.384
Total Cost $3.004 $0.702
Input Price $10.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $50.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 89,640 99,181
Output Tokens 33,092 6,132
Reasoning Tokens 9,054 77,689
Response Time (avg) 15.01s 21.83s
Response Time (max) 80.80s 155.75s
Response Time (total) 330.15s 480.37s
Parameters ~9.5T total (~878B active) 2.4T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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#48 Claude Fable 5

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

#50 Qwen3.8 Max

low
Cost
$0.026
Time
68.5s
Tokens
4,280 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
Qwen3.8 Max 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 28.69s 8,127 512 15,952

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