ClaudevsGPT

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

Flagship

GPT 5.5

Flagship
Input $/MTok
$10.00
$5.00
Output $/MTok
$50.00
$30.00
Cache discount
90% off
90% off
Context
1,000K
128K

Quality

Task confidence comparison

Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
96
vs
91
Code Review
95
vs
90
Summarization
90
vs
89
Q&A
88
vs
90
Extraction
85
vs
87
Reasoning
98
vs
95
Classification
82
vs
85
Creative Writing
95
vs
91
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 reasoning (confidence 98 vs 95)
  • -You need strong code generation (confidence 96 vs 91)
  • -You need strong code review (confidence 95 vs 90)
  • -You need strong creative writing (confidence 95 vs 91)
  • -You need a larger context window (1,000K vs 128K)

Choose GPT 5.5 when...

  • -You need strong q&a (confidence 90 vs 88)
  • -You need strong extraction (confidence 87 vs 85)
  • -You need strong classification (confidence 85 vs 82)
  • -Cost matters: 50% cheaper on input tokens

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
$12.50Cheaper
10M tokens
$220.00
$125.00Cheaper

FAQ

When should I use Claude Fable 5 instead of GPT 5.5?

Claude Fable 5 outperforms GPT 5.5 for Reasoning, Code Generation, Code Review. 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 1,000K token context window. GPT 5.5 has a 128K token context window.

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