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Qwen3.8-Max vs Claude Fable 5

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Language Models · verified 13 Aug 2026

Qwen3.8-MaxAlibabacurrent
Claude Fable 5Anthropiccurrent
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SpecificationQwen3.8-MaxClaude Fable 5
SummaryAlibaba's frontier tier.Most capable widely released model, for the hardest reasoning and long-horizon agentic work.
Context—1M
Input ($/Mtok)—$10
Output ($/Mtok)—$50
LicenceProprietaryProprietary
Max output—128K
Model ID—claude-fable-5
CategoryLanguage ModelsLanguage Models
OfficialAlibaba ↗Anthropic ↗

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Qwen3.8-Max

Alibaba's frontier tier.

Best for frontier Chinese.

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Claude Fable 5

  • Thinking is always on — the `thinking` param is rejected
  • Raw chain of thought is never returned
  • Requires 30-day data retention; unavailable under ZDR

Best for the hardest problems.

Full spec sheet →