Claude Fable 5 vs Molmo 7B-D
Wins 5 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Claude Fable 5 is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 9 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Claude Fable 52 of 2 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking20Claude Fable 52 of 2 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video10Claude Fable 51 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Claude Fable 51 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Claude Fable 51 of 1 test
Images and charts, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Claude Fable 5 pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+68.6points ahead
- Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+59.7points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+57.4points ahead
Where Molmo 7B-D pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 9 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingClaude Fable 5
- Terminal-Bench HardClaude Fable 5 by 62.962.90+62.9
- SciCodeClaude Fable 5 by 57.4613.6+57.4
ReasoningClaude Fable 5
- GPQA DiamondClaude Fable 5 by 68.692.624+68.6
- Humanity's Last ExamClaude Fable 5 by 50.455.55.1+50.4
Images and chartsClaude Fable 5
- MMMU-ProClaude Fable 5 by 59.784.224.5+59.7
Following instructionsClaude Fable 5
- IFBenchClaude Fable 5 by 43.863.519.7+43.8
Other results2 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Claude Fable 5 by 98.598.50+98.5
- AA IntelligenceClaude Fable 5 by 4449.65.6+44
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude Fable 5 or Molmo 7B-D?
Claude Fable 5 wins all five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. Molmo 7B-D wins none.
Which is better for coding?
Claude Fable 5. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Molmo 7B-D wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 9 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 7 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 2 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.