Claude · Flagship · 1,000K context window

Claude Fable 5.1 pricing for pdf summarization

$0.2250 per call at 15,000 input / 1,500 output tokens.

Per call

$0.2250

10K calls/mo

$2,250

Cache savings

98% off input

Batch savings

50% off all

Calculate your Claude Fable 5.1 costs

Adjust token counts, volume, and discount toggles to model your pdf summarization spend. Prices verified daily against provider pricing pages.

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Estimated cost

Monthly cost
$2,250
10,000 calls/month
Cost per call$0.225
Daily cost$75
Input rate$10.00/MTok
Output rate$50.00/MTok
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Quick start

Call Claude Fable 5.1 with the Anthropic Python SDK:

from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic()
response = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-fable-5-1",
    max_tokens=1500,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.2250 per call at standard rates
# Input:  $10.00/MTok
# Output: $50.00/MTok

How Claude Fable 5.1 compares on cost

Per-call cost for all models scoring 50+ on pdf summarization benchmarks. Hover for details.

Cheapest viable option: GPT 5.6 Luna at $0.004800/call (98% less, 84/100 quality).

What drives pdf summarization cost

PDFs are the worst case for input cost: extracted text carries page furniture, headers, and footnotes that inflate token counts well past what the content warrants. Cleaning the extraction before sending it often cuts more cost than changing models. Long PDFs also routinely cross long-context pricing thresholds, so chunking is both a quality and a cost decision.

For Claude Fable 5.1 specifically, that means output tokens cost 5.0x more than input, at $50.00 vs $10.00 per MTok. At this use case’s 15,000/1,500 token split, output accounts for 33% of the $0.2250 per-call cost.

Complete Claude Fable 5.1 pricing breakdown

Standard token rates

Direction$/MTokTokens per call
Input$10.0015,000
Output$50.001,500

Prompt caching: 98% off input tokens

Caching drops input cost from $10.00 to $0.25/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.1462 per call.

Batch API: 50% off all tokens

Submit requests asynchronously and receive 50% off all token costs. This works best for offline pipelines where latency requirements are flexible.

Monthly cost projections

Monthly volumeCost per callStandard monthlyCached monthlyYou save with caching
10,000 calls$0.2250$2,250$787.5$1,462.5
50,000 calls$0.2250$11,250$3,937.5$7,312.5
100,000 calls$0.2250$22,500$7,875$14,625
500,000 calls$0.2250$112,500$39,375$73,125
1,000,000 calls$0.2250$225,000$78,750$146,250

Claude Fable 5.1 quality benchmarks for pdf summarization

Benchmark data for pdf summarization is pending for Claude Fable 5.1. Test against your own evaluation suite before moving to production.

Performance across all task types

Claude Fable 5.1 scores by task type. PDF Summarization highlighted.

Task typeConfidence scoreRank out of 20

Confidence scores are a third-party benchmark snapshot from week 29 of 2026. This snapshot is 8 weeks old, so treat the scores as directional and validate against your own evals.

Alternative models for pdf summarization

13 models score 80+ on pdf summarization benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: GPT 5.6 Luna (98% less, 84/100 quality).

ModelProviderInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokQualityPer callvs Claude
GPT 5.6 LunaGPT$0.20$1.2084/100$0.00480098% cheaper
Gemini 3 FlashGemini$0.50$3.0083/100$0.012095% cheaper
Claude Haiku 4.5Claude$1.00$5.0082/100$0.022590% cheaper
Gemini 3.5 FlashGemini$1.50$9.0085/100$0.036084% cheaper
Claude Sonnet 5Claude$2.00$10.0091/100$0.045080% cheaper
GPT 5.6 TerraGPT$2.00$12.0092/100$0.048079% cheaper
Gemini 3.1 ProGemini$2.00$12.0087/100$0.048079% cheaper
GPT 5.4GPT$2.50$15.0091/100$0.060073% cheaper
Claude Sonnet 4.6Claude$3.00$15.0090/100$0.067570% cheaper
GPT 5.6 SolGPT$4.00$20.0090/100$0.090060% cheaper
Claude Opus 4.8Claude$5.00$25.0088/100$0.112550% cheaper
GPT 5.5GPT$5.00$30.0089/100$0.120047% cheaper
Claude Fable 5Claude$10.00$50.0090/100$0.2250same cost

About Claude Fable 5.1

Provider

Claude

Tier

Flagship

Context

1,000K tokens

Released

Aug 2026

Other models from Claude

ModelTierInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokContext
Claude Opus 4.8Flagship$5.00$25.00200K
Claude Sonnet 4.6Mid-tier$3.00$15.00200K
Claude Haiku 4.5Fast / Budget$1.00$5.00200K
Claude Sonnet 5Mid-tier$2.00$10.00200K
Claude Opus 5Flagship$5.00$25.001,000K
Claude Fable 5Flagship$10.00$50.001,000K

You can compare Claude Fable 5.1 head-to-head against any other model on our model comparison pages, or track how pricing has changed over time on the pricing history tracker.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Claude Fable 5.1 cost for pdf summarization per API call?

A typical pdf summarization call using Claude Fable 5.1 costs about $0.2250 per call. This estimate uses 15,000 input tokens and 1,500 output tokens at standard rates. Standard rates are $10.00 per million input tokens and $50.00 per million output tokens.

Is Claude Fable 5.1 the best model for pdf summarization?

Our benchmark data does not yet include a pdf summarization ranking for Claude Fable 5.1. We recommend testing it against your own evaluation criteria before production usage.

What is the cheapest model for pdf summarization with good quality?

The most affordable model for pdf summarization above 80/100 quality is GPT 5.6 Luna. It comes from GPT at $0.20 per million input tokens. Output costs $1.20 per million tokens with a quality score of 84/100. Switching from Claude Fable 5.1 to GPT 5.6 Luna saves about 98% per API call.

How can I reduce my Claude Fable 5.1 costs for pdf summarization?

Three strategies lower Claude Fable 5.1 costs for this task type effectively. Prompt caching gives a 98% discount on input tokens when reusing system prompts. The batch API gives 50% off all tokens for asynchronous processing workloads. Prompt optimization reduces token counts through more concise instructions and context windows. Combining caching with batching brings your cost from $0.2250 to about $0.002812 per call.

How does Claude Fable 5.1 pricing compare to other Claude models?

Claude has 6 other models alongside Claude Fable 5.1 today: Claude Opus 4.8 at $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3.00/$15.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), Claude Haiku 4.5 at $1.00/$5.00 per million tokens (fast / budget), Claude Sonnet 5 at $2.00/$10.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), Claude Opus 5 at $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Fable 5 at $10.00/$50.00 per million tokens (flagship). The right choice depends on whether your pdf summarization workload prioritizes quality, cost, or speed.

What context window does Claude Fable 5.1 support?

Claude Fable 5.1 supports a context window of 1,000K tokens per API call. This sets the maximum combined length of your input prompt and generated response. For pdf summarization, typical calls use 15,000 input and 1,500 output tokens. That is well within this limit, leaving room for longer prompts or multi-turn conversations.

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