Claude Fable 5 vs GPT-6 Astra
Prices checked
GPT-6 Astra takes 2 of 5 rounds against Claude Fable 5. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $19 per million tokens against $20.
AnthropicClaude Fable 5
1M context · tool calling · reads images
$20/M tokensAnthropic's own price · $9 per 1,000 pages
OpenAIWins 2 roundsGPT-6 Astra
1.1M context · tool calling · reads images
$19/M tokensCheapest price, at Jiekou · $8.55 per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$10/M
$10/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$50/M
$50/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
none below the maker
$19/M at Jiekou
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$20/M
$20/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$9
$8.55
Context
1M tokens
1.1M tokens
Open weights
no
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
7 Jun 2026
4 Sept 2026
Providers selling it
50
44
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not published
Providers selling both · 35
Jiekou$20 / $19
302.AI$20 / $20- AI/ML API$20 / $20
Amazon Bedrock$20 / $20
Azure AI Foundry$20 / $20
Azure Cognitive Services$20 / $20
Cloudflare AI Gateway$20 / $20- CommandCode$20 / $20
Claude Fable 5, then GPT-6 Astra, per million tokens; the 8 cheapest of 35.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
- Amazon Bedrock · 9% cheaper · $10 / $50 $11 / $55
AI/ML API · 23% cheaper ·
$10 / $50 $13 / $65AI/ML API · 23% cheaper ·
$10 / $50 $13 / $65
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Claude Fable 5 or GPT-6 Astra?
- GPT-6 Astra, at $19 per million tokens against $20 for Claude Fable 5, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Claude Fable 5: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $20 is the number to beat. GPT-6 Astra: $19 at Jiekou.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 35 providers sell both: Jiekou, 302.AI, AI/ML API, Amazon Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, Azure Cognitive Services, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Jiekou.
- Which holds more context?
- GPT-6 Astra, at 1.1M tokens against 1M.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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