Model comparison

Claude Fable 5.1 vs Claude Opus 5.5

Compare Claude Fable 5.1 (Anthropic) and Claude Opus 5.5 (Anthropic) by price, context, capabilities, and latency.

Which should you pick?

  • Price: Claude Opus 5.5 is cheaper ($4 / 1M tokens input / $20 / 1M tokens output) vs Claude Fable 5.1 ($10 / 1M tokens input / $50 / 1M tokens output).

Side by side

Claude Fable 5.1 vs Claude Opus 5.5 — full comparison

Compare price, provider, context, capabilities, latency, and source basis.

ModelProviderInputOutputContextCapabilitiesBest forLatencyStatusSource
Claude Fable 5.1anthropic/claude-fable-5.1Anthropic$10 / 1M tokens$50 / 1M tokens1M
StreamingTool callingJSON modeVision
image understanding, multimodal chat3187-5152msCatalogPlatform curated
Claude Opus 5.5anthropic/claude-opus-5.5Anthropic$4 / 1M tokens$20 / 1M tokens1M
StreamingTool callingJSON modeVision
image understanding, multimodal chat1845-5119msCatalogPlatform curated

FAQ

Claude Fable 5.1 vs Claude Opus 5.5 FAQ

Is Claude Fable 5.1 or Claude Opus 5.5 cheaper?

Claude Opus 5.5 is cheaper ($4 / 1M tokens input / $20 / 1M tokens output) vs Claude Fable 5.1 ($10 / 1M tokens input / $50 / 1M tokens output). Actual cost depends on your input/output token mix — estimate it with the pricing calculator.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Fable 5.1 or Claude Opus 5.5?

Both offer the same context window: 1M tokens.

Claude Fable 5.1 vs Claude Opus 5.5 for Vision: which should I pick?

Both target Vision. Pick Claude Opus 5.5 to optimize cost, or Claude Fable 5.1 for the longer context window. Test both on real prompts before committing production traffic.