Claude Fable 5 vs GPT-5.6 Sol
Anthropic against OpenAI, costed on the same three workloads. GPT-5.6 Sol is cheaper on all three workloads.
Monthly bill, side by side
| Workload | Claude Fable 5 | GPT-5.6 Sol | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot 2,500 six-turn conversations a day |
$40,275 | $16,110 | $24,165 (2.5×) |
| Document summariser 1,000 single-shot summaries a day |
$4,860 | $1,944 | $2,916 (2.5×) |
| Coding agent 200 twelve-turn sessions a day |
$28,080 | $11,232 | $16,848 (2.5×) |
No prompt caching and no batch discount on either side, so the comparison is like for like. Both figures assume 30 days a month.
The rate cards
| Claude Fable 5 | GPT-5.6 Sol | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $10 | $4 (Promotional rate until 2026-11-21 — standard rate $5/M) |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $50 | $20 (Promotional rate until 2026-11-21 — standard rate $30/M) |
| Cached input | $1 | $0.4 (Promotional rate until 2026-11-21 — standard rate $0.5/M) |
| Context window | 1M | 922K |
| Maximum output | 128K | 128K |
| Reasoning model | yes | yes |
| Vision | yes | yes |
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Full detail: Claude Fable 5 pricing · GPT-5.6 Sol pricing