Claude Fable 5.1 vs Hy3

API pricing, context window and capabilities for Claude Fable 5.1 and Hy3, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.

Verdict

computed from the published numbers

Claude Fable 5.1 wins on Terminal-Bench, on intelligence and on context window. Hy3 wins on price.

Price
Hy3
Terminal-Bench
Claude Fable 5.1
Intelligence
Claude Fable 5.1
Context window
Claude Fable 5.1

Key takeaways

who wins on what, from the published numbers

Claude Fable 5.1 wins

  • Larger context window (1M vs 262K)
  • More serving providers (7 vs 5)
  • Supports vision

Hy3 wins

  • Cheaper input ($10.00 vs $0.132 /1M)
  • Cheaper output ($50.00 vs $0.528 /1M)
  • Higher max output (128K vs 262K)
Cheaper overall
Hy3
$0.132 + $0.528 /1M
Larger context
Claude Fable 5.1
1M
More providers
Claude Fable 5.1
7 providers

Pricing & specs

cheapest listed route · per 1M tokens
On-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower. An OpenRouter routed quote is the price of whichever upstream provider OpenRouter prefers today, so it moves day to day.
Claude Fable 5.1Hy3
Input $/1M$10.00via Anthropic $0.132OpenRouter routed quote best
Output $/1M$50.00via Anthropic $0.528OpenRouter routed quote best
Context window1M best262K
Max output128K 262K best
Serving providers7 best5
DateReleased Sep 1, 2026 Released Jul 6, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores, side by side
Claude Fable 5.1Hy3
Intelligence53.4 best25.3
Terminal-Bench91% best64%
GPQA Diamond94% best90%
Output speed71 t/s 86 t/s best
Latency (TTFT)249.68s 2.81s best

Cost calculator

choose a serving route for each side
Input tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Claude Fable 5.1
via Amazon Bedrock
$100
Hy3
via OpenRouter
$1.19

Capabilities

feature support, side by side
FeatureClaude Fable 5.1Hy3
Vision✓—
Tool use✓✓
Reasoning✓✓
Audio——
Prompt caching✓✓
Structured output✓✓
Web search✓✓

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Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Claude Fable 5.1 or Hy3?
Hy3 is cheaper for input ($10.00 vs $0.132 per 1M tokens) as an OpenRouter routed quote. Hy3 is cheaper for output ($50.00 vs $0.528 per 1M tokens) as an OpenRouter routed quote.
What is the context window difference between Claude Fable 5.1 and Hy3?
Claude Fable 5.1 has a 1M-token context window and Hy3 has 262K tokens, so Claude Fable 5.1 can take a larger prompt.
How do Claude Fable 5.1 and Hy3 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Claude Fable 5.1 leads on Terminal-Bench, and Claude Fable 5.1 leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026

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