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Claude Fable 5.1 vs Nova Micro

Claude Fable 5.1 leads the LLM Stats Score 54.8 to 2.5. Nova Micro is 347.8x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Fable 5.1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 54.8 to 2.5, ranking #5 overall.

On price, Nova Micro is roughly 347.8x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude Fable 5.1 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Fable 5.1

  • overall performance matters — it scores 54.8 and ranks #5 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Nova Micro

  • cost matters — it's about 347.8x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Fable 5.1
Anthropic
Nova Micro
Amazon
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
54.8
#5
2.5
#299
Reasoning
52.1
#7
1.7
#294
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$10.00 / M
$0.03 / M
Output price
$50.00 / M
$0.14 / M
Context window
1,000,000
128,000

Individual benchmarks

7 reported for Claude Fable 5.1 · 17 for Nova Micro

No common benchmarks found

Claude Fable 5.1 and Nova Microdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nova Micro costs less

For input processing, Claude Fable 5.1 ($10.00/1M tokens) is 333.3x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.03/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Fable 5.1 ($50.00/1M tokens) is 357.1x more expensive than Nova Micro ($0.14/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Fable 5.1 is more expensive than Nova Micro.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Tue Sep 01 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Fable 5.1
Input tokens$10.00
Output tokens$50.00
Best providerAnthropic
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input tokens$0.03
Output tokens$0.14
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Fable 5.1 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Nova Micro's 128,000 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Fable 5.1
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Tue Sep 01 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Fable 5.1 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nova Micro does not.

Claude Fable 5.1 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Fable 5.1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nova Micro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude Fable 5.1

Proprietary

Closed source

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Fable 5.1 was released on 2026-09-01, while Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20.

Claude Fable 5.1 is 22 months newer than Nova Micro.

Claude Fable 5.1

Sep 1, 2026

0 days ago

1.8yr newer
Nova Micro

Nov 20, 2024

1.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude Fable 5.1 is available from Anthropic. Nova Micro is available from Bedrock.

Claude Fable 5.1

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $10.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $50.00/1M

Nova Micro

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.03/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.14/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Fable 5.1 and Nova Micro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Fable 5.1
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Nova Micro
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Fable 5.1 vs Nova Micro.

Which is better, Claude Fable 5.1 or Nova Micro?

Claude Fable 5.1 leads the LLM Stats Score 54.8 to 2.5. Claude Fable 5.1 is made by Anthropic and Nova Micro is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Fable 5.1 compare to Nova Micro in benchmarks?

Claude Fable 5.1 scores OSWorld 2.0: 77.9%, CursorBench v3.2: 73.4%, Humanity's Last Exam: 65.0%, GDPval-AA: 61.8%, Terminal-Bench 4.0: 55.8%. Nova Micro scores GSM8k: 92.3%, ARC-C: 90.2%, Translation Set1→en COMET22: 88.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.5%, IFEval: 87.2%.

Is Claude Fable 5.1 cheaper than Nova Micro?

Nova Micro is 333.3x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Fable 5.1 costs $10.00/M input and $50.00/M output via anthropic. Nova Micro costs $0.03/M input and $0.14/M output via bedrock.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Fable 5.1 and Nova Micro?

Claude Fable 5.1 supports 1.0M tokens and Nova Micro supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Fable 5.1 and Nova Micro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (54.8 vs 2.5), context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($10.00 vs $0.03/M), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Fable 5.1 and Nova Micro?

Claude Fable 5.1 is developed by Anthropic and Nova Micro is developed by Amazon.

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