Claude Fable 5 vs Claude Opus 4.8

A side-by-side comparison of Claude Fable 5 and Claude Opus 4.8: input/output pricing, capabilities and available endpoints, served live from 聚合 AI 中转站. Both are reachable with the same API key.

Pricing comparison

ItemClaude Fable 5Claude Opus 4.8
Input (per 1M tokens)$10$4.5
Output (per 1M tokens)$50$22.5
Cache read (per 1M tokens)$1$0.45
Cache write 5m (per 1M tokens)$12.5$5.625

Specifications

ItemClaude Fable 5Claude Opus 4.8
Context window1,000,0001,000,000
Max output64,000128,000

Capability comparison

ItemClaude Fable 5Claude Opus 4.8
function_callingYesYes
prompt_cachingYesYes
visionYesYes

Which should you pick

Which is cheaper, Claude Fable 5 or Claude Opus 4.8?

On input, Claude Opus 4.8 is cheaper ($10 vs $4.5 per 1M tokens). On output, Claude Opus 4.8 is cheaper ($50 vs $22.5 per 1M tokens). All prices are per million tokens in USD.

What can Claude Fable 5 do that Claude Opus 4.8 cannot?

both support function_calling, prompt_caching, vision.

Can I switch between Claude Fable 5 and Claude Opus 4.8 without changing my code?

Yes. Both are available on 聚合 AI 中转站 through one API key and the same OpenAI-compatible endpoint — switching means changing the model field from "claude-fable-5" to "claude-opus-4-8", nothing else.

Both are available on 聚合 AI 中转站 under one API key — switching between them means changing the model field and nothing else, so you can use each where it fits rather than picking one.

Claude Fable 5 · Claude Opus 4.8 · All models