Claude Fable 5 vs Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct
Wins 5 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Facts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Claude Fable 5 is the stronger all-rounder.Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct is cheaper.
Scores updated · 11 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.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking30Claude Fable 53 of 3 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up20Claude Fable 52 of 2 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software10Claude 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
Coding, 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.
Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct costs 98% less for the same work.
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
- Hard command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench Hard+56.8points ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+56points ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+50.4points ahead
Where Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 11 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningClaude Fable 5
- Humanity's Last ExamClaude Fable 5 by 48.655.56.9+48.6
- CritPtClaude Fable 5 by 28.628.60+28.6
- GPQA DiamondClaude Fable 5 by 26.792.665.9+26.7
FactsClaude Fable 5
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyClaude Fable 5 by 50.465.315+50.4
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationClaude Fable 5 by 31.836.44.6+31.8
Following instructionsClaude Fable 5
- IFBenchClaude Fable 5 by 30.463.533.1+30.4
Other results3 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.
- AA-OmniscienceClaude Fable 5 by 109.443.3-66.2+109.4
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Claude Fable 5 by 88.398.510.2+88.3
- AA IntelligenceClaude Fable 5 by 42.149.67.5+42.1
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude Fable 5 or Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct?
Claude Fable 5 wins all five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, facts, long documents and following instructions. Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct wins none, but costs 98% less.
Which is better for coding?
Claude Fable 5. It wins the one coding test both models report.
Which is cheaper?
Claude Fable 5 costs $10.00 per million input tokens and $50.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct costs $0.20 and $0.80. That makes Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct about 98% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 11 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 8 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 3 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.