Claude Fable 5 vs Claude Opus 5

A side-by-side comparison of Claude Fable 5 and Claude Opus 5: input/output pricing, capabilities and available endpoints, served live from J8API. Both are reachable with the same API key.

Pricing comparison

ItemClaude Fable 5Claude Opus 5
Input (per 1M tokens)$10$5
Output (per 1M tokens)$50$25
Cache read (per 1M tokens)$1$0.5
Cache write 5m (per 1M tokens)$12.5$6.25

Specifications

ItemClaude Fable 5Claude Opus 5
Context window1,000,0001,000,000
Max output64,000128,000

Capability comparison

ItemClaude Fable 5Claude Opus 5
function_callingYesYes
prompt_cachingYesYes
visionYesYes

Which should you pick

Which is cheaper, Claude Fable 5 or Claude Opus 5?

On input, Claude Opus 5 is cheaper ($10 vs $5 per 1M tokens). On output, Claude Opus 5 is cheaper ($50 vs $25 per 1M tokens). All prices are per million tokens in USD.

What can Claude Fable 5 do that Claude Opus 5 cannot?

both support function_calling, prompt_caching, vision.

Can I switch between Claude Fable 5 and Claude Opus 5 without changing my code?

Yes. Both are available on J8API through one API key and the same OpenAI-compatible endpoint — switching means changing the model field from "claude-fable-5" to "claude-opus-5", nothing else.

Both are available on J8API under one API key — switching between them means changing the model field and nothing else, so you can use each where it fits rather than picking one.

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