claude-fable-5 vs gemini-3.5-flash Benchmark Comparison

Direct benchmark comparison between claude-fable-5 and gemini-3.5-flash based on LMArena Elo and the latest 2026 API pricing.

Direct Technical & Pricing Comparison

Frontier Model	LMArena Elo	API Cost (1M)	Throughput
claude-fable-5	1508	$0.00001	45
gemini-3.5-flash	1476	$0.0000015	162

*These models represent the Pareto Frontier (optimal cost-to-performance).*

Comparison Summary: claude-fable-5 is the more capable model in this pair, leading by 32 Elo points.