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Claude Fable 5 Default vs Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

Anthropic

Model

Claude Fable 5 Default

Image inputTool calling

Context window

1M

1,000,000 tokens · ~750K words

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Anthropic

Model

Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)

Image inputTool calling

Context window

1M

1,000,000 tokens · ~750K words

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Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Claude Fable 5 Default1M
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)1M

Same context window size for both models.

Claude Fable 5 Default and Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast) have identical context windows (1000K tokens).

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecClaude Fable 5 DefaultClaude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
Context window1,000,000 tokens (1000K)1,000,000 tokens (1000K)
Max output tokens128,000 tokens (128K)128,000 tokens (128K)
Speed tierBalancedDeep
VisionYesYes
Function callingYesYes
Extended thinkingYesYes
Prompt cachingYesYes
Batch APIYesYes
Release dateN/AApr 2026

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderClaude Fable 5 Default inClaude Fable 5 Default outClaude Opus 4.6 (Fast) inClaude Opus 4.6 (Fast) out
Google Vertex$10.00/M$50.00/M

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast) has a larger context window: 1000K tokens vs 1000K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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