| Claude Fable 5.1 | Claude Opus 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $10.00 | $5.00 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $50.00 | $25.00 |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out), per 1,000 | $6.50 | $3.25 |
| Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out), per 1,000 | $40.00 | $20.00 |
| Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out), per 1,000 | $105 | $52.50 |
| Confidence signal | no | no |
| Tool calling | yes | yes |
Which one should carry your traffic?
If Claude Opus 5 answers your requests as well as Claude Fable 5.1, moving that traffic saves 50% on chat-shaped requests. Averages cannot tell you whether it does for your requests. Claude Opus 5 does not expose a confidence signal through OpenRouter, so Gimbix would test it as a full replacement rather than a first answer.
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