Model Comparison

Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback)
vs. Grok 4.5 (high)

Comparing 2 AI models · 7 benchmarks · Anthropic, SpaceXAI

Recommended Pick

SpaceXAI logoGrok 4.5 (high)8 metric wins

Strongest on: Value, Input price, Output price

Best Value

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Grok 4.5 (high)

100.0 value score

62.4 reasoning / $3.00/1M

Lowest Price

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Grok 4.5 (high)

$2.00/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback)

68.6 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback)

76.5 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Best value

Grok 4.5 (high) has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.

Price gap

Grok 4.5 (high) is 5.0x cheaper on input tokens than Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback).

Speed gap

Grok 4.5 (high) generates about 1.6x as many tokens per second as Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback).

Reasoning gap

Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) leads Grok 4.5 (high) by 6.2 points on reasoning.

Coding gap

Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) leads Grok 4.5 (high) by 4.1 points on coding.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback)

Anthropic

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Grok 4.5 (high)

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Full Comparison

Metric
Anthropic logoClaude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback)
Anthropic
Top Pick
SpaceXAI logoGrok 4.5 (high)
SpaceXAI
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost$10.00/1M$2.00/1M
Output Cost$50.00/1M$6.00/1M
Blended (3:1)$20.00/1M$3.00/1M
Specifications
OrganizationAnthropicSpaceXAI
Release DateJun 9, 2026Jul 8, 2026
Performance & Speed
Throughput68.6 tok/s111.5 tok/s
TTFT84632ms13091ms
Latency84632ms13091ms
Composite Indices
Value Score16.5100.0
Reasoning Score68.662.4
Intelligence59.953.8
Coding76.572.4
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA92.6%93.1%
HLE53.3%40.3%
SciCode60.2%54.1%
LCR70.0%67.7%
IFBench63.5%
TAU-bench v298.5%
TerminalBench Hard62.9%

Key Takeaways

Grok 4.5 (high) offers the best value at $2.00/1M,making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) has the strongest reasoning profile with a 68.6 reasoning score,combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) reaches a 76.5 coding index,making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens,suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback)

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
  • Code generation
  • Software development
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Grok 4.5 (high)

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing