Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper than Claude Fable 5.1 at $0.1/M vs $10/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Fable 5.1 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $10/M tokens | $0.1/M tokens |
| Output price | $50/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 131K tokens |
| Released | Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Fable 5.1 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Granite 4.2 8B costs 333x less per token.
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on both — 100× input, 333× output
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper than Claude Fable 5.1 at $0.1/M vs $10/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Fable 5.1 | Granite 4.2 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $10/M tokens | $0.1/M tokens |
| Output price | $50/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 131K tokens |
| Released | Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Fable 5.1 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Granite 4.2 8B costs 333x less per token.
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper on both — 100× input, 333× output