Claude Fable 5.1 vs Mistral Small 4: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Claude Fable 5.1 and Mistral Small 4 releases: 5 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 7 models.

  • For intelligence, Claude Fable 5.1 scores highest: Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) at 53, against Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at 11 for Mistral Small 4.
  • For output speed, Mistral Small 4 is fastest: Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at 155 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, Mistral Small 4 is cheapest: Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at $0.05, 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
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
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
-
Anthropic
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)
Mistral logoMistral
11
10
7
13
-
16
18
$0.05
$0.2
$0.15
$0.60
-
$79
14k
9k
54M
155
0.73s
13.62s
16.84s
92.52s
119B
6.5B active at inference time
256k
Mar 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Mistral
Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)
Mistral logoMistral
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.2
$0.15
$0.60
-
-
-
-
-
151
0.72s
0.72s
4.03s
-
119B
6.5B active at inference time
256k
Mar 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Mistral