Claude Fable 5 vs Claude Fable 5.1.
model vs model · prices as of
Claude Fable 5 and Claude Fable 5.1 split the 5 rounds this table counts: the two list price rows, the cheapest price we can explain, the standard price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
AnthropicClaude Fable 5
$80/M tokens
Anthropic list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $9 per 1,000 pages
1M context · tool calling · reads images
AnthropicClaude Fable 5.1
$80/M tokens
Anthropic list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $9 per 1,000 pages
1M context · tool calling · reads images
List price in (lower wins)
$10/M
$10/M
List price out (lower wins)
$50/M
$50/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
none below list
Standard price (lower wins)
$80/M
$80/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$9
$9
Context
1M tokens
1M tokens
Open weights
no
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
7 Jun 2026
1 Sept 2026
Providers selling it
43
30
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 30
302.AI$80 / $80
Amazon Bedrock$80 / $80- Anthropic$80 / $80
Azure AI Foundry$80 / $80
Azure Cognitive Services$80 / $80
Cloudflare AI Gateway$80 / $80
CrossModel$80 / $80
Eden AI$80 / $80
Claude Fable 5 then Claude Fable 5.1, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 30
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Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Claude Fable 5
Nous Portal$8 / $40 $10 / $5025% dearer · - Claude Fable 5.1Nous Portal$8 / $40 $10 / $5025% dearer ·
- Claude Fable 5.1
Requesty$10 / $50 $11 / $5510% dearer · - Claude Fable 5Requesty$10 / $50 $11 / $5510% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Claude Fable 5 or Claude Fable 5.1?
- Neither: both run at $80 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Claude Fable 5: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $80 is the number to beat. Claude Fable 5.1: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $80 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 30 providers sell both: 302.AI, Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Azure AI Foundry, Azure Cognitive Services, Cloudflare AI Gateway, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is 302.AI.
- Which holds more context?
- Both hold 1M tokens in one call.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.