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Claude Fable 5 (medium) vs GLM 5.3 Flash (max)

GLM 5.3 Flash (max) leads on average score with 9.0 vs 8.9. GLM 5.3 Flash (max) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.089 vs $5.089. Claude Fable 5 (medium) is faster at 16.84s vs 54.04s, with pass rates of 79.7% vs 82.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-09

Compared models

Rank
#49
Total Output Tokens
47,285
Response Time (avg)
16.84s
Total Cost
$5.089
Rank
#45
Total Output Tokens
216,119
Response Time (avg)
54.04s
Total Cost
$0.089
Recommended model GLM 5.3 Flash (max)

It has the best score here (9.0), while costing about 57.8x less than Claude Fable 5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Fable 5 Claude Fable 5 medium Release: 2026-06-10 GLM 5.3 Flash GLM 5.3 Flash max Release: 2026-08-26
Score 8.9 9.0
Rank #49 #45
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.0
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 79.7% 82.6%
Flaky tests 1 3
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 28.269 0.519
Total Cost $5.089 $0.089
Input Price $10.000 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Output Price $50.000 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Cache Read Price $1.000 / 1M $0.030 / 1M
Cache Write Price $12.500 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 272,411 255,743
Output Tokens 35,497 8,684
Reasoning Tokens 11,788 207,435
Response Time (avg) 16.84s 54.04s
Response Time (max) 80.80s 333.47s
Response Time (total) 387.26s 1242.97s
Parameters ~9.5T total (~878B active) 320B total (18B active)
Availability Closed Open source

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.

#49 Claude Fable 5

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

#45 GLM 5.3 Flash

max
Cost
$0.005
Time
296.5s
Tokens
16,250 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
GLM 5.3 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 43.37s 7,317 381 23,692

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