What is the difference between Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Claude Fable 5.1?

Both are developed by Anthropic but target different use cases. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window vs Claude Fable 5.1's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 10 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or Claude Fable 5.1?

It depends on your use case. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Claude Fable 5.1 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 10 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) cost compared to Claude Fable 5.1?

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens and Claude Fable 5.1 costs $10/M input tokens. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) 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 Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Claude Fable 5.1 on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) 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 Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)vsClaude Fable 5.1

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is cheaper than Claude Fable 5.1 at $3/M vs $10/M input tokens.

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Claude Fable 5.1 compared across 10 shared prompts
Spec	Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)	Claude Fable 5.1
Input price	$3/M tokens	$10/M tokens
Output price	$15/M tokens	$50/M tokens
Context window	200K tokens	1.0M tokens
Weights	—	Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Jun 2024	Sep 2026

Our Verdict

Claude Fable 5.1

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)Runner-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 Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs 3.3x less per token.

Slight edge

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)

Input

$3.00

3.3× cheaper

Output

$15.00

3.3× cheaper

Claude Fable 5.1

Input

$10.00

Output

$50.00

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is cheaper on both: 3.3× input, 3.3× output.

Where to run it

4 hosts

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)

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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Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or Claude Fable 5.1?

How much does Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) cost compared to Claude Fable 5.1?

How can I compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Claude Fable 5.1 on Rival?

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