Claude Fable 5 vs Qwen3.8 Max
Rank, tier, score and price side by side, from our weekly rankings. Scores are editorial opinion based on public sources.
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Claude Fable 5
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Qwen3.8 Max
- ProviderAnthropicAlibaba
- Rank#12Higher rank#13
- TierSS
- Score87.0Higher score86.3
- Price$10 / $50 per 1M tokens (in/out)Open weights (Qwen3.8-Max License); API $2 input / $6 output per 1M tokens via Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (international)Lower price tier
- TaglineAnthropic's June 2026 Fable model for demanding reasoning and long-horizon agentic work, now a legacy model succeeded by Fable 5.1 (September 2026).Alibaba's 2.4T-parameter open-weight flagship placing top-5 on frontier leaderboards.
| Attribute | Claude Fable 5 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba |
| Rank | #12Higher rank | #13 |
| Tier | S | S |
| Score | 87.0Higher score | 86.3 |
| Price | $10 / $50 per 1M tokens (in/out) | Open weights (Qwen3.8-Max License); API $2 input / $6 output per 1M tokens via Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (international)Lower price tier |
| Tagline | Anthropic's June 2026 Fable model for demanding reasoning and long-horizon agentic work, now a legacy model succeeded by Fable 5.1 (September 2026). | Alibaba's 2.4T-parameter open-weight flagship placing top-5 on frontier leaderboards. |