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Claude Fable 5.1 vs GLM-5.3

Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic
GLM-5.3Z.ai
Our take

Claude Fable 5.1 wins 4 of 4 categories, but GLM-5.3 is 9.3× cheaper for everyday text work. Pick Claude Fable 5.1 when quality matters most, GLM-5.3 at volume.

Overall92Best61
Coding89Best68
Writing90Best70
Support83Best67
Value73Best54
Input / 1M$10.00$1.40Best
Output / 1M$50.00$4.40Best
Blended / 1M$20.00$2.15Best
Context window1M1M
Open weightsNoYes
Released1 Sept 202614 Aug 2026

Your monthly bill

50k
Claude Fable 5.1$4.0k
GLM-5.3$430Cheapest
List prices, a quarter of the tokens as output. Scores are provisional, from Arena and Epoch AI.