Head to head
Claude Fable 5 vs Grok 4.5
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Grok 4.5 costs $3.81 per solved task against
Claude Fable 5 at $17.46 — ▼ 4.6x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $2.7k a month.
On output token price alone Grok 4.5 looks 8.3x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Claude Fable 5 and Grok 4.5| Figure | Claude Fable 5 | Grok 4.5 |
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| Input $/Mtok | $10 | $2 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $50 | $6 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $1 | $0.3 |
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| Pass rate | 67% | 64% |
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| Cost per solved task | $17.46measured | $3.81measured |
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| Cost per month | $3.5k | $763 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modelled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Source: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) · verified 2026-08-21 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings