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Claude Fable 5 vs Gemini 4 Argon: Scores, Price and Which to Choose
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Read the model pages for the full picture: Claude Fable 5 and Gemini 4 Argon.
Side by side
- Claude Fable 5
- Gemini 4 Argon
- Epoch Capabilities IndexToo close to call
Combined score over many tests. Bar shows where it sits between the lowest and highest score we track.
Claude Fable 5:163.4Gemini 4 Argon:166.4 - Arena text ratingGemini 4 Argon leads
Rating from head-to-head votes by people. Bar shows where it sits between the lowest and highest score we track.
Claude Fable 5:1503Gemini 4 Argon:Better: 1517 - Arena coding ratingToo close to call
Rating from head-to-head votes by people. Bar shows where it sits between the lowest and highest score we track.
Claude Fable 5:1551Gemini 4 Argon:1552 - Arena web development ratingGemini 4 Argon leads
Rating from head-to-head votes by people. Bar shows where it sits between the lowest and highest score we track.
Claude Fable 5:1624Gemini 4 Argon:Better: 1674 - ARC-AGI-2Gemini 4 Argon leads
Visual puzzles where the AI must work out a new rule from a few examples and apply it.
Claude Fable 5:89.2%Gemini 4 Argon:Better: 91.3% - FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)Too close to call
Original, very hard maths problems written by mathematicians.
Claude Fable 5:87.0%Gemini 4 Argon:86.0% - GPQA DiamondGemini 4 Argon leads
Very hard multiple-choice science questions in biology, physics and chemistry, written by experts and designed so a quick web search does not give the answer.
Claude Fable 5:85.9%Gemini 4 Argon:Better: 96.4% - OTIS Mock AIMEToo close to call
Maths competition problems in the style of the US AIME exam, from the 2024 and 2025 sets.
Claude Fable 5:100.0%Gemini 4 Argon:100.0% - SimpleQA VerifiedGemini 4 Argon leads
Short factual questions that each have one correct answer.
Claude Fable 5:70.7%Gemini 4 Argon:Better: 76.0% - Blended price per million tokensGemini 4 Argon costs less
Blended price: lower is better.
Claude Fable 5:$20.00Gemini 4 Argon:Better: $4.00 - Context windowToo close to call
How much text it can read at once.
Claude Fable 5:1M tokensGemini 4 Argon:1M tokens
The numbers
| Measure | Claude Fable 5 | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities IndexToo close to call | 163.4 | 166.4 |
| Arena text rating | 1503 | 1517 |
| Arena coding ratingToo close to call | 1551 | 1552 |
| Arena web development rating | 1624 | 1674 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 89.2% | 91.3% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)Too close to call | 87.0% | 86.0% |
| GPQA Diamond | 85.9% | 96.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIMEToo close to call | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 70.7% | 76.0% |
| Blended price per million tokens | $20.00 | $4.00 |
| Context windowToo close to call | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
What it costs in everyday terms
- 100 chats with Claude Fable 5
- $3.50
- Blended price $20.00 per million tokens.
- 100 chats with Gemini 4 Argon
- $0.70
- Blended price $4.00 per million tokens.
Who should pick which
Pick Claude Fable 5 if these matter most
It does not lead clearly on any measure we hold for both models.
Pick Gemini 4 Argon if these matter most
- Arena text rating: 1517 against 1503
- Arena web development rating: 1674 against 1624
- ARC-AGI-2: 91.3% against 89.2%
- GPQA Diamond: 96.4% against 85.9%
- SimpleQA Verified: 76.0% against 70.7%
- Blended price per million tokens: $4.00 against $20.00
Too close to call: Epoch Capabilities Index, Arena coding rating, FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3), OTIS Mock AIME, Context window.
Scores come from tests and votes, not from your own work. Try both on a task you care about before you commit.
Questions about this comparison
- Which is better, Claude Fable 5 or Gemini 4 Argon?
- Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on 5 of 9 shared quality measures, Claude Fable 5 on 0. 4 measures are too close to call. Gemini 4 Argon costs about 80% less than Claude Fable 5 on a blended price of $4.00 against $20.00 per million tokens. Which one is better for you depends on your task and budget, so test both on your own work.
- Which is cheaper, Claude Fable 5 or Gemini 4 Argon?
- Gemini 4 Argon is cheaper on blended price: $20.00 per million tokens for Claude Fable 5 against $4.00 for Gemini 4 Argon. For 100 chats of about 1,000 tokens in and 500 tokens back, that is about $3.50 for Claude Fable 5 and $0.70 for Gemini 4 Argon.
- Which is better for coding, Claude Fable 5 or Gemini 4 Argon?
- On Arena coding rating they are too close to call (1551 and 1552).
Where this data comes from
- Epoch AI: Benchmark data: Epoch AI, 'Capabilities & benchmarking', epoch.ai/benchmarks (CC BY 4.0). We match models across sources, rank them and show them in charts. Scores are not changed. Epoch AI does not endorse this site.
- Arena (formerly LMArena): Human-preference ratings: Arena (arena.ai) leaderboard dataset, CC BY 4.0. We keep the latest published ratings, match them to models from other sources and rank them. Ratings are not changed. Arena does not endorse this site.
- LiteLLM model price list: Prices and context windows: LiteLLM model price list (github.com/BerriAI/litellm, MIT licence). We use the model maker's own price entry when there is one. Prices change often, so always confirm on the maker's site before you buy.
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