What is the difference between Claude 3 Sonnet and Claude Fable 5.1?

Both are developed by Anthropic but target different use cases. You can compare their actual outputs across 4 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude 3 Sonnet or Claude Fable 5.1?

It depends on your use case. Claude 3 Sonnet and Claude Fable 5.1 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 4 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude 3 Sonnet cost compared to Claude Fable 5.1?

Claude 3 Sonnet costs $3/M input tokens and Claude Fable 5.1 costs $10/M input tokens. Claude 3 Sonnet is $7.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude 3 Sonnet and Claude Fable 5.1 on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude 3 Sonnet and Claude Fable 5.1 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Sep 2026

Claude 3 SonnetvsClaude Fable 5.1

Claude 3 Sonnet is cheaper than Claude Fable 5.1 at $3/M vs $10/M input tokens.

Claude 3 Sonnet and Claude Fable 5.1 compared across 4 shared prompts
Spec	Claude 3 Sonnet	Claude Fable 5.1
Input price	$3/M tokens	$10/M tokens
Output price	$15/M tokens	$50/M tokens
Context window	—	1.0M tokens
Weights	—	Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Mar 2024	Sep 2026

Our Verdict

Claude Fable 5.1

Claude 3 SonnetRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Fable 5.1 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Claude 3 Sonnet costs 3.3x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude 3 Sonnet

Input

$3.00

3.3× cheaper

Output

$15.00

3.3× cheaper

Claude Fable 5.1

Input

$10.00

Output

$50.00

Claude 3 Sonnet is cheaper on both: 3.3× input, 3.3× output.

Where to run it

4 hosts

Claude 3 Sonnet

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Claude Fable 5.14 hosts

HostInOutContextUptime

Amazon Bedrock$10.00 in$50.00 out1M—Anthropic$10.00 in$50.00 out1M99.1% up Azure AI Foundry$10.00 in$50.00 out1M99.1% up Google Vertex AI$10.00 in$50.00 out1M99.8% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

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