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Claude Fable 5 vs Qwen3.7 Max

Claude Fable 5 leads the LLM Stats Score 55.9 to 46.0. Qwen3.7 Max is 10.7x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Fable 5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 55.9 to 46.0, ranking #4 overall.

In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Fable 5 wins 5; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Qwen3.7 Max is roughly 10.7x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

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

Choose Claude Fable 5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 55.9 and ranks #4 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 5 of 5 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2026

Choose Qwen3.7 Max

  • cost matters — it's about 10.7x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Fable 5
Anthropic
Qwen3.7 Max
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
55.9
#4
46.0
#25
Reasoning
53.3
#6
46.8
#19
Coding
48.7
#2
38.2
#20
Agents
42.5
#2
30.6
#27
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
5 of 5
0 of 5
Input price
$10.00 / M
$1.25 / M
Output price
$50.00 / M
$3.75 / M
Context window
1,000,000
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Claude Fable 5
Qwen3.7 Max
Math
41.8#7
43.4#2
Vision
37.0#7
25.5#38
Tool use
25.1#29
27.8#18
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

18 reported for Claude Fable 5 · 42 for Qwen3.7 Max

5 shared

Claude Fable 5 outperforms in 5 benchmarks (Finance Agent v2, Humanity's Last Exam, LiveBench, SWE-Bench Pro, SWE-Bench Verified), while Qwen3.7 Max is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Fable 5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3.7 Max costs less

For input processing, Claude Fable 5 ($10.00/1M tokens) is 8.0x more expensive than Qwen3.7 Max ($1.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Fable 5 ($50.00/1M tokens) is 13.3x more expensive than Qwen3.7 Max ($3.75/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Fable 5 is more expensive than Qwen3.7 Max.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Fable 5
Input tokens$10.00
Output tokens$50.00
Best providerAnthropic
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.7 Max
Input tokens$1.25
Output tokens$3.75
Best providerNovita
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 1,000,000 tokens. Claude Fable 5 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Qwen3.7 Max is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Fable 5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.7 Max
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Fable 5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3.7 Max does not.

Claude Fable 5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Fable 5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.7 Max

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

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3.7 Max

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Fable 5 was released on 2026-06-09, while Qwen3.7 Max was released on 2026-05-19.

Claude Fable 5 is 1 month newer than Qwen3.7 Max.

Claude Fable 5

Jun 9, 2026

2 months ago

3w newer
Qwen3.7 Max

May 19, 2026

3 months 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 is available from Anthropic. Qwen3.7 Max is available from Novita, Together.

Claude Fable 5

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

Qwen3.7 Max

novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $1.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.75/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $2.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $7.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Fable 5 and Qwen3.7 Max side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Fable 5
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.7 Max
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Fable 5 vs Qwen3.7 Max.

Which is better, Claude Fable 5 or Qwen3.7 Max?

Claude Fable 5 leads the LLM Stats Score 55.9 to 46.0. Claude Fable 5 is made by Anthropic and Qwen3.7 Max is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Fable 5 compare to Qwen3.7 Max in benchmarks?

Claude Fable 5 scores SWE-Bench Verified: 95.0%, FrontierSWE: 90.0%, OSWorld-Verified: 85.0%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 84.3%, SWE-Bench Pro: 80.0%. Qwen3.7 Max scores HMMT Feb 26: 97.1%, Kernel Bench L3: 96.0%, MMLU-Redux: 95.0%, IFEval: 94.3%, GPQA: 92.4%.

Is Claude Fable 5 cheaper than Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max is 8.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Fable 5 costs $10.00/M input and $50.00/M output via anthropic. Qwen3.7 Max costs $1.25/M input and $3.75/M output via novita.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Fable 5 and Qwen3.7 Max?

Claude Fable 5 supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen3.7 Max supports 1.0M 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 and Qwen3.7 Max?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (55.9 vs 46.0), input pricing ($10.00 vs $1.25/M), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Fable 5 and Qwen3.7 Max?

Claude Fable 5 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3.7 Max is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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