Claude Fable 5.1 vs GPT-5.6 Sol: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Claude Fable 5.1 and GPT-5.6 Sol releases: 5 and 6 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 11 models.

  • For intelligence, Claude Fable 5.1 scores highest: Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) at 53, against GPT-5.6 Sol (max) at 47 for GPT-5.6 Sol.
  • For output speed, GPT-5.6 Sol is fastest: GPT-5.6 Sol (max) at 84 t/s, against Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) at 66 t/s for Claude Fable 5.1.
  • For cost per task, GPT-5.6 Sol is cheapest: GPT-5.6 Sol (low) at $0.26, against Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort, Default Fallback) at $2.37 for Claude Fable 5.1.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase v1.1, GDPval-AA v2.1, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Claude Fable 5.1
GPT-5.6 Sol
Pareto line

Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indexes

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
53
56
60
60
58
56
63
$7.63
$7.2
$10.00
$50.00
$0.25
$13,129
78k
47k
188M
66
298.45s
298.45s
306.04s
742.47s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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Anthropic
Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
53
56
58
61
-
57
62
$5.98
$7.2
$10.00
$50.00
$0.25
$9,063
61k
34k
121M
62
187.94s
187.94s
196.03s
621.69s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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Anthropic
Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
51
54
56
58
-
54
60
$3.91
$7.2
$10.00
$50.00
$0.25
$5,242
38k
19k
62M
56
20.56s
20.56s
29.52s
429.41s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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Anthropic
Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
49
51
54
57
-
51
58
$2.98
$7.2
$10.00
$50.00
$0.25
$3,983
28k
12k
44M
57
8.45s
8.45s
17.30s
310.86s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Anthropic
GPT-5.6 Sol (max)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
47
49
54
50
45
49
53
$1.99
$3.1
$4.00
$20.00
$0.40
$3,465
29k
17k
90M
84
124.25s
124.25s
130.19s
347.20s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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Amazon BedrockOpenAIMicrosoft Azure
Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
47
49
51
53
-
49
55
$2.37
$7.2
$10.00
$50.00
$0.25
$3,158
22k
8k
33M
55
8.00s
8.00s
17.05s
248.08s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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Anthropic
GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
44
47
52
49
43
45
51
$1.18
$3.1
$4.00
$20.00
$0.40
$2,082
20k
10k
51M
72
37.38s
37.38s
44.29s
267.37s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Sol (high)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
42
46
51
47
42
43
50
$0.81
$3.1
$4.00
$20.00
$0.40
$1,487
13k
6k
34M
71
9.06s
9.06s
16.08s
178.15s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Sol (medium)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
39
43
48
45
39
40
48
$0.50
$3.1
$4.00
$20.00
$0.40
$997
8k
3k
21M
64
5.10s
5.10s
12.95s
123.09s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Sol (low)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
33
38
42
42
36
34
44
$0.26
$3.1
$4.00
$20.00
$0.40
$637
4k
837
13M
67
3.71s
3.71s
11.17s
57.19s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Sol (Non-reasoning)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
28
29
32
31
-
-
32
-
$3.1
$4.00
$20.00
$0.40
-
-
-
-
64
1.20s
1.20s
9.03s
-
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIAmazon Bedrock