Claude Fable 5 vs GPT-5 mini
Benchmarks, API pricing and specs, head to head. Data updated 2026-06-10.
Claude Fable 5
Anthropic · Jun 2026
The first GA model of Anthropic's Mythos class — a tier above Opus — and the current SWE-bench Verified leader, at $10/$50 per 1M tokens.
GPT-5 mini
OpenAI · Aug 2025
A fast, cheap distillation of GPT-5 for high-volume workloads — one fifth of the flagship's price with most of its everyday capability.
The verdict
Claude Fable 5 wins 1 of the 1 benchmarks these models share, against 0 for GPT-5 mini. On price the gap is dramatic: GPT-5 mini works out roughly 29x cheaper per blended million tokens. Claude Fable 5 also takes 1M of context versus 400K for GPT-5 mini.
Benchmark head-to-head 1–0
Specs & pricing
| Claude Fable 5 | GPT-5 mini | |
|---|---|---|
| modhub Index | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $10 | $0.25 |
| Output price / 1M | $50 | $2 |
| Context window | 1M | 400K |
| Max output | 128K | 128K |
| Open weights | no | no |
| Reasoning model | yes | yes |
| Multimodal input | text, image | text, image |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 2026 | May 2024 |
| Released | Jun 2026 | Aug 2025 |
| Example monthly cost* | $175.00 | $5.50 |
* 10M input + 1.5M output tokens per month at list prices, no caching. Green = better value on that row.
Frequently asked questions
- Which is better, Claude Fable 5 or GPT-5 mini?
- Claude Fable 5 wins 1 of the 1 benchmarks these models share, against 0 for GPT-5 mini. On price the gap is dramatic: GPT-5 mini works out roughly 29x cheaper per blended million tokens. Claude Fable 5 also takes 1M of context versus 400K for GPT-5 mini.
- Which is cheaper, Claude Fable 5 or GPT-5 mini?
- Claude Fable 5 costs $10/$50 per million input/output tokens, while GPT-5 mini costs $0.25/$2. For a typical workload of 10M input and 1.5M output tokens per month, that's $175.00 versus $5.50.
- Which model is better for coding, Claude Fable 5 or GPT-5 mini?
- On SWE-bench Verified — the standard agentic-coding benchmark — Claude Fable 5 scores ~95% versus ~71% for GPT-5 mini, making Claude Fable 5 the stronger pick for coding agents.