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Claude Fable 5 vs GPT 4.1
Side-by-side comparison of pricing, task quality, and projected cost at higher scale.
Pricing
Side-by-side pricing
Claude Fable 5
FlagshipGPT 4.1
Mid-tierInput $/MTok
$10.00
$2.00
Output $/MTok
$50.00
$8.00
Cache discount
90% off
75% off
Context
1,000K
1,047.576K
Quality
Task confidence comparison
Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
96
vs
0
Code Review
95
vs
0
Summarization
90
vs
0
Q&A
88
vs
0
Extraction
85
vs
0
Reasoning
98
vs
0
Classification
82
vs
0
Creative Writing
95
vs
0
Claude Fable 5
GPT 4.1
Guidance
When to use Claude Fable 5 vs GPT 4.1
Choose Claude Fable 5 when...
- Similar performance; consider provider preference or ecosystem fit.
Choose GPT 4.1 when...
- -Cost matters: 80% cheaper on input tokens
- -You need a larger context window (1,047.576K vs 1,000K)
At scale
Cost at scale
Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Claude Fable 5
GPT 4.1
100K tokens
$2.20
$0.38Cheaper
1M tokens
$22.00
$3.80Cheaper
10M tokens
$220.00
$38.00Cheaper
FAQ
When should I use Claude Fable 5 instead of GPT 4.1?
Claude Fable 5 and GPT 4.1 perform similarly across all tracked tasks. Pick based on pricing and provider preference.
Is GPT 4.1 cheaper than Claude Fable 5?
Yes. GPT 4.1 input costs $2.00/MTok vs $10.00/MTok for Claude Fable 5, saving 80% on input.
What are the context window sizes for Claude Fable 5 and GPT 4.1?
Claude Fable 5 has a 1,000K token context window. GPT 4.1 has a 1,047.576K token context window.
Go deeper on either model
Per-call cost calculators, provider lineups, and price history for both models on this page.
Other comparisons
How Claude Fable 5 and GPT 4.1 stack up against the rest of the field.
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