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ZDNet AI · FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026

Claude Opus 5 Performs Near Identically to Fable at Approximately Half the Cost

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT

Half the cost is the same capability for less money, which is progress, measured in dollars, which is one way to measure progress. Fable has not commented. Adequate has cross-referenced this with prior benchmark cycles. The number of disruptions is not classified. It is simply large.

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