Model comparison
Claude Fable 5.1 vs Inkling-Small
Claude Fable 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 69.0 to 46.5 on the Noometry Index. Inkling-Small costs 31× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Claude Fable 5.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 32 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 32 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude Fable 5.1 scores higher in 9 categories and Inkling-Small in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Claude Fable 5.1 leads 89.6 to 45.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 100% for Claude Fable 5.1 and 6% for Inkling-Small.
- Inkling-Small is cheaper at $0.45 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $10 / $50 for Claude Fable 5.1.
- Claude Fable 5.1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 524K.
- Inkling-Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Inkling-Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Noometry Index | 69.0 | 46.5 |
| Released | 2026-09-01 | 2026-07-15 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 524K |
| Max output | 128K | 1.05M |
| Input $ / M tokens | $10 | $0.45 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $50 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 52 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 74.7 (#1), Inkling-Small: 43.6 (#85)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1744 | 1409 |
| SciCode | 63.1% | 48.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1528 | 1451 |
| FrontierCode | 50.9% | — |
| CursorBench | 51.8% | — |
| FrontierSWE | 56.3% | — |
| GSO | 88.2% | — |
| WeirdML | 92.9% | — |
| MirrorCode | 73.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 2,143 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude Fable 5.1: 50.7 (#5), Inkling-Small: —
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 68.6% | — |
| Remote Labor Index | 17.9% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 29.6% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,422 | — |
Reasoning Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 76.7 (#7), Inkling-Small: 38.6 (#63)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 90% | 40.1% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 97.5% | 84% |
| CritPt | 31.1% | 8.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | 47% | 18% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1526 | 1423 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 58% | 6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 164.7 | 150.15 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 90% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 57.1% | — |
| DTBench | 97.6% | — |
| LMCA | 65.5% | — |
Math Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 89.6 (#4), Inkling-Small: 45.1 (#77)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 90.2% | 46.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 87.8% | 17.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | 90% |
| ProofBench | 100% | 6% |
| LMArena Math | 1525 | 1459 |
| FrontierMath Erdős | 0% | — |
Knowledge Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 69.6 (#6), Inkling-Small: 48.2 (#77)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | 70.8% | 19.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1535 | 1442 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.5% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 46.5% | — |
Multimodal Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 53.9 (#4), Inkling-Small: 39.1 (#62)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1318 | 1235 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 41.9% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 70% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1513 | — |
Multilingual Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 59.1 (#3), Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#104)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1507 | 1402 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1586 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | 1525 | 1436 |
| LMArena German | 1500 | 1405 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1543 | 1405 |
| LMArena Korean | 1534 | 1363 |
| LMArena Russian | 1521 | 1391 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1516 | 1428 |
Instruction Following Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 79.2 (#6), Inkling-Small: 73.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1517 | 1399 |
Long Context Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 46.7 (#20), Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#118)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1522 | 1401 |
Writing & Preference Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 79.2 (#2), Inkling-Small: 59.6 (#107)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1510 | 1414 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1507 | 1331 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2162 | 1491 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1492 | 1418 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Fable 5.1 better than Inkling-Small?
Claude Fable 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 69.0 to 46.5 on the Noometry Index. Inkling-Small costs 31× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Claude Fable 5.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Claude Fable 5.1 or Inkling-Small?
Inkling-Small is cheaper. It lists at $0.45 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Claude Fable 5.1 lists at $10 and $50.
Is Claude Fable 5.1 or Inkling-Small better for coding?
Claude Fable 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 74.7 versus 43.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Claude Fable 5.1 does, with 1M tokens against 524K.
How many benchmarks do Claude Fable 5.1 and Inkling-Small share?
32 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude Fable 5.1 has 52 scored results on Noometry and Inkling-Small has 33.