Kimi K3 (low) vs. Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback)
Comparison between Kimi K3 (low) and Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) across intelligence, price, speed, context window and more.
For details relating to our methodology, see our Methodology page.
Highlights
Model Comparison
Kimi K3 (low) | Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 47 | 60 | Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) is more intelligent than Kimi K3 (low) |
| Price per 1M Tokens | $2.31 | $7.70 | Kimi K3 (low) is cheaper than Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) |
| Output Speed | 33 tokens/s | 64 tokens/s | Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) is faster than Kimi K3 (low) |
| Time to First Token | 4.71s | 90.02s | Kimi K3 (low) responds faster than Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) |
| Context Window | 1049k tokens~1,573 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | 1000k tokens~1,500 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | Kimi K3 (low) has a larger context window than Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) |
| Release Date | July 2026 | June 2026 | Kimi K3 (low) has a more recent release date than Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Both Kimi K3 (low) and Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) have reasoning |
| Image Input Support | Yes | Yes | Both Kimi K3 (low) and Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) have image input support |
| Open Source (Weights) | No | Kimi K3 (low) is open source while Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) is proprietary |
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Intelligence Evaluations
Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic tool use
Agentic coding & terminal use
Coding
Reasoning & knowledge
Scientific reasoning
Physics reasoning
Knowledge
1 - hallucination rate
Long context reasoning
Agentic knowledge work, Elo
Agentic SaaS workflows
Legal agentic work, criterion pass rate
Agentic business operations
Instruction following
Long-horizon agentic tasks
Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis
Visual reasoning
AA-Briefcase
AA-Briefcase Elo
AA-Omniscience
AA-Omniscience Index
Openness Index
Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Score
Intelligence Index Comparisons
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Token Use
Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Context Window
Context Window
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Time per Intelligence Index Task
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time
Model Size (Open Weights Models Only)
Model Size: Total and Active Parameters
Frequently Asked Questions
Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) is more intelligent. Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) scores 60, compared with Kimi K3 (low) at 47 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) is faster. Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) generates 64.4 tokens per second, compared with Kimi K3 (low) at 33.4 tokens per second.
Kimi K3 (low) is cheaper. Kimi K3 (low) costs $2.31 per 1M tokens, compared with Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) at $7.70 per 1M tokens (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio).
Kimi K3 (low) has lower latency. Kimi K3 (low) has a time to first token of 4.71s, compared with Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) at 90.02s.
Both models have a context window of 1.0M tokens.