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Claude Fable 5 vs GPT 5.5
Side-by-side comparison of pricing, task quality, and projected cost at higher scale.
Pricing
Side-by-side pricing
Claude Fable 5
FlagshipGPT 5.5
FlagshipInput $/MTok
$10.00
$5.00
Output $/MTok
$50.00
$30.00
Cache discount
90% off
90% off
Context
1M
1.1M
Quality
Task confidence comparison
Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
72
vs
65
Code Review
95
vs
90
Summarization
77
vs
70
Q&A
88
vs
90
Extraction
75
vs
78
Reasoning
90
vs
90
Classification
82
vs
85
Creative Writing
72
vs
73
Claude Fable 5
GPT 5.5
Guidance
When to use Claude Fable 5 vs GPT 5.5
Choose Claude Fable 5 when...
- -You need strong code review (confidence 95 vs 90)
- -You need strong summarization (confidence 77 vs 70)
- -You need strong code generation (confidence 72 vs 65)
Choose GPT 5.5 when...
- -You need strong q&a (confidence 90 vs 88)
- -You need strong classification (confidence 85 vs 82)
- -You need strong extraction (confidence 78 vs 75)
- -You need strong creative writing (confidence 73 vs 72)
- -Cost matters: 50% cheaper on input tokens
- -You need a larger context window (1.1M vs 1M)
At scale
Cost at scale
Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Claude Fable 5
GPT 5.5
100K tokens
$2.20
$1.25Cheaper
1M tokens
$22.00
$20.50Cheaper
10M tokens
$220.00
$205.00Cheaper
FAQ
When should I use Claude Fable 5 instead of GPT 5.5?
Claude Fable 5 outperforms GPT 5.5 for Code Generation, Code Review, Summarization. It costs $10.00/$50.00 per million tokens (input/output).
Is GPT 5.5 cheaper than Claude Fable 5?
Yes. GPT 5.5 input costs $5.00/MTok vs $10.00/MTok for Claude Fable 5, saving 50% on input.
What are the context window sizes for Claude Fable 5 and GPT 5.5?
Claude Fable 5 has a 1M token context window. GPT 5.5 has a 1.1M token context window.
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