Model comparison
Claude Fable 5.1 vs Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5
Claude Fable 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 69.0 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index. Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 costs 50× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Claude Fable 5.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude Fable 5.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Claude Fable 5.1 leads 89.6 to 38.2.
- Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 is cheaper at $0.40 / $0.40 per million input/output tokens, against $10 / $50 for Claude Fable 5.1.
- Claude Fable 5.1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
- Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 69.0 | 40.3 |
| Released | 2026-09-01 | 2025-07-25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 131K |
| Max output | 128K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $10 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $50 | $0.40 |
| Results tracked | 52 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 74.7 (#1), Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5: 39.8 (#154)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1528 | 1355 |
| FrontierCode | 50.9% | — |
| CursorBench | 51.8% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1744 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 56.3% | — |
| SciCode | 63.1% | — |
| GSO | 88.2% | — |
| WeirdML | 92.9% | — |
| MirrorCode | 73.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 2,143 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude Fable 5.1: 50.7 (#5), Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5: —
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 68.6% | — |
| Remote Labor Index | 17.9% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 29.6% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,422 | — |
Reasoning Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 76.7 (#7), Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5: 26.8 (#128)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1526 | 1336 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 90% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 90% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 97.5% | — |
| CritPt | 31.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 47% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 57.1% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 58% | — |
| DTBench | 97.6% | — |
| LMCA | 65.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 164.7 | — |
Math Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 89.6 (#4), Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5: 38.2 (#141)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1525 | 1392 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 90.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 87.8% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | — |
| ProofBench | 100% | — |
| FrontierMath Erdős | 0% | — |
Knowledge Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 69.6 (#6), Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5: 36.7 (#165)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1535 | 1330 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 46.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 70.8% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Claude Fable 5.1: 53.9 (#4), Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5: —
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1318 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 41.9% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 70% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1513 | — |
Multilingual Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 59.1 (#3), Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5: 45.5 (#168)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1507 | 1316 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1543 | 1300 |
| LMArena Russian | 1521 | 1332 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1586 | — |
| LMArena French | 1525 | — |
| LMArena German | 1500 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1534 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1516 | — |
Instruction Following Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 79.2 (#6), Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5: 68.6 (#188)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1517 | 1299 |
Long Context Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 46.7 (#20), Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5: 40.0 (#164)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1522 | 1315 |
Writing & Preference Claude Fable 5.1 leads
Claude Fable 5.1: 79.2 (#2), Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5: 53.1 (#159)
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1510 | 1338 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1507 | 1307 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1492 | 1334 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2162 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Fable 5.1 better than Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5?
Claude Fable 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 69.0 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index. Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 costs 50× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Claude Fable 5.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Claude Fable 5.1 or Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5?
Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens; Claude Fable 5.1 lists at $10 and $50.
Is Claude Fable 5.1 or Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 better for coding?
Claude Fable 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 74.7 versus 39.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Claude Fable 5.1 does, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Claude Fable 5.1 and Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude Fable 5.1 has 52 scored results on Noometry and Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5 has 12.