Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2
Analysis Summary
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 comes from Anthropic. It launched in November 2026, making it a current-generation release. We place it in the Frontier tier, where it sits at #1 of 735 models overall. For raw reasoning ability it ranks #1 of 449, putting it in among the very best models we track for overall intelligence.
Its 1M-token context window is larger than 85% of the models we list, suiting long documents, large codebases, and retrieval-heavy workloads. Crucially for business adoption, Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 combines tool use, function calling, vision input, and step-by-step reasoning in a single model, letting teams consolidate several use cases instead of stitching together multiple services.
At $8.00 input and $40.00 output per 1M tokens, Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 is among the most expensive options we list, so it is best reserved for high-value work where answer quality matters more than per-token cost. For organisations that want a no-compromise model for coding, analysis, and agentic automation, Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 is among the strongest choices available today.
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DFO Verdict
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 currently sits at #1 of 735 models on our board. We class it as a frontier-tier model.
Benchmarks
Artificial Analysis data refreshed Nov 9, 2026. Arena ratings from the Oct 28, 2026 text leaderboard, with style control.
Artificial Analysis has not published coding or agentic results for Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 yet. Until it does, the model sits below tested models on the Coding and AI Agents lists.
This model was released recently. Benchmark figures are preliminary and are likely to be updated as independent testing is finalised.
How Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 compares
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 ranks #1 of 449 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Its 1M-token context window is larger than 85% of the models we list. At $8.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 3% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $8.00 | $0.008000 |
| Output | $40.00 | $0.040000 |
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Talk to our teamAbout Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2
Claude Fable 5.2 is Anthropic's most capable model for the most demanding technical work, with gains over Fable 5.1 in coding, reasoning, and vision. In prerelease testing it completed otherwise-infeasible..
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Frequently asked questions about Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2
How much does Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 cost?
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 costs $8.00 per million input tokens and $40.00 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2?
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 has a context window of 1,000,000 tokens (1M).
What can Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 do?
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2?
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 is developed by Anthropic and was released on November 7, 2026.