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Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash vs Claude Fable 5

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Language Models · verified 20 Sept 2026

Qwen3.8-Omni-FlashAlibabacurrent
Claude Fable 5Anthropiccurrent
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SpecificationQwen3.8-Omni-FlashClaude Fable 5
SummaryText, image, audio and video into one million tokens of context.Most capable widely released model, for the hardest reasoning and long-horizon agentic work.
Context1M1M
Input ($/Mtok)$0.15$10
Output ($/Mtok)$0.47$50
LicenceProprietaryProprietary
Max outputNot published128K
ParametersNot published—
Released18 Sep 2026—
Model IDqwen3.8-omni-flashclaude-fable-5
CategoryLanguage ModelsLanguage Models
OfficialAlibaba ↗Anthropic ↗

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Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash

  • Takes text, images, audio and video in one pass and returns text
  • Alibaba reports more than 26% average gain over Qwen3.5-Omni-Plus across 30 evaluations
  • No weights published, which is a change of habit for this team

Best for audio and video agents.

Full spec sheet →

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 →