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Claude Fable 5.1 vs Gemini 3.5 Flash

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, task quality, and projected cost at higher scale.

Pricing

Side-by-side pricing

Claude Fable 5.1

Flagship

Gemini 3.5 Flash

Fast / Budget
Input $/MTok
$10.00
$1.50
Output $/MTok
$50.00
$9.00
Cache discount
98% off
90% off
Context
1M
1.0M

Quality

Task confidence comparison

Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
74
vs
61
Code Review
0
vs
65
Summarization
71
vs
76
Q&A
0
vs
84
Extraction
75
vs
73
Reasoning
92
vs
82
Classification
0
vs
92
Creative Writing
78
vs
75
Claude Fable 5.1
Gemini 3.5 Flash

Guidance

When to use Claude Fable 5.1 vs Gemini 3.5 Flash

Choose Claude Fable 5.1 when...

  • -You need strong reasoning (confidence 92 vs 82)
  • -You need strong creative writing (confidence 78 vs 75)
  • -You need strong extraction (confidence 75 vs 73)
  • -You need strong code generation (confidence 74 vs 61)

Choose Gemini 3.5 Flash when...

  • -You need strong summarization (confidence 76 vs 71)
  • -Cost matters: 85% cheaper on input tokens
  • -You need a larger context window (1.0M vs 1M)

At scale

Cost at scale

Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Claude Fable 5.1
Gemini 3.5 Flash
100K tokens
$2.20
$0.38Cheaper
1M tokens
$22.00
$3.75Cheaper
10M tokens
$220.00
$37.50Cheaper

FAQ

When should I use Claude Fable 5.1 instead of Gemini 3.5 Flash?

Claude Fable 5.1 outperforms Gemini 3.5 Flash for Code Generation, Extraction, Reasoning. It costs $10.00/$50.00 per million tokens (input/output).

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash cheaper than Claude Fable 5.1?

Yes. Gemini 3.5 Flash input costs $1.50/MTok vs $10.00/MTok for Claude Fable 5.1, saving 85% on input.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Fable 5.1 and Gemini 3.5 Flash?

Claude Fable 5.1 has a 1M token context window. Gemini 3.5 Flash has a 1.0M token context window.

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