Claude Fable 5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
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Aby Anthropic
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Dby DeepSeek
3 providers:
DeepSeek $0.435/$0.870
Fireworks $1.74/$3.48
Together $1.74/$3.48
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| Overview | ||
| Status | Current flagship | Current mid tier |
| Released | Jun 9, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $10.00/Mtok | $0.435/Mtok |
| Output | $50.00/Mtok | $0.870/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $30.00/Mtok | $0.652/Mtok |
| Cached input | $1.00/Mtok | $0.004/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
textimage
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text
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| Benchmarks sources: Vellum LLM Leaderboard / DeepSeek model card, Artificial Analysis | ||
| Avg benchmark score | 94.5 | 64.1 |
| Perf / dollar | 3.1 | 98.2 |
| GPQA Diamond | 94.1 | 72 |
| SWE-Bench | 95 | 50 |
| HumanEval | — | 88 |
| MATH 500 | — | 80 |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Anthropic — $10.00/$50.00/Mtok
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DeepSeek — $0.435/$0.870/Mtok
Fireworks — $1.74/$3.48/Mtok
Together — $1.74/$3.48/Mtok
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Cost at scale — 1M tokens (50/50 input/output)
| Volume | Claude Fable 5 | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Savings |
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| 1M tokens | $30 | $0.65 | $29.35 (97.8%) |
| 10M tokens | $300 | $6.53 | $293.48 (97.8%) |
| 100M tokens | $3000 | $65.25 | $2934.75 (97.8%) |
| 1000M tokens | $30000 | $652.5 | $29347.5 (97.8%) |
Summary
Claude Fable 5 by Anthropic costs $10.00/Mtok input and $50.00/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text, image input.
DeepSeek V4 Pro by DeepSeek costs $0.435/Mtok input and $0.870/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text input and is available from 3 providers.
On a blended cost basis, DeepSeek V4 Pro is 97.8% cheaper than Claude Fable 5.
On benchmarks, Claude Fable 5 scores higher (94.5 vs 64.1) on average. In terms of value, DeepSeek V4 Pro has better performance per dollar (98.2 vs 3.1).
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.