Claude Fable 5.2 API Pricing
Verified standard token pricing for Claude Fable 5.2, with official-source evidence and computed workload costs.
As of Nov 10, 2026, Claude Fable 5.2 costs $8.00 per 1M input and $40.00 per 1M output tokens, $0.20 cached input. At standard non-cached rates, 10,000 monthly requests using 800 input and 300 output tokens each cost about $184.00, before retries, tools, storage, or provider-specific discounts.
| Model | Input $/1M | Cached input $/1M | Output $/1M | Source | Last verified How we verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Fable 5.2 | $8.00 | $0.20 | $40.00 | Official source | Nov 10, 2026 |
Prices from official provider pages, verified on the date shown.
Interactive estimate
Claude Fable 5.2 cost calculator
Enter your monthly requests and tokens per request to estimate Claude Fable 5.2 API cost with the verified standard prices on this page. For several models, cached input or a full monthly budget, use the AI API Cost Calculator.
- Per request
- $0.018
- Per month
- $184.00
- Per year
- $2,208.00
- Per month with Batch API
- $92.00
Claude Fable 5.2 at standard non-cached rates: input tokens x input price + output tokens x output price, per 1M tokens. Retries, tools and cached input are not included.
Official source detail
Full pricing details
Standard prices are shown per 1M tokens. Provider-specific tiers, components, Batch rates, and time schedules remain separate below.
Published pricing components
| Mode and context | Input | Cached input | Cache write (5m) | Cache write (1h) | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard · Short context | $8.00 | $0.20 | $10.00 | $16.00 | $40.00 |
| Batch · Short context | $4.00 | — | — | — | $20.00 |
| Fast · Short context | $16.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 |
Batch API: input $4.00 and output $20.00 per 1M tokens.
Official pricing notes: Anthropic also lists 5-minute and 1-hour cache write prices. This calculator uses base input, cache hit, and output prices.
Computed examples
What it costs for real workloads
| Workload | Monthly volume | Input tokens | Output tokens | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side project | 1,000 requests/month | 800,000 | 300,000 | $18.40 |
| Side project | 10,000 requests/month | 8,000,000 | 3,000,000 | $184.00 |
| Side project | 100,000 requests/month | 80,000,000 | 30,000,000 | $1,840.00 |
| Customer support chatbot | 10,000 conversations/month | 121,650,000 | 10,800,000 | $1,405.20 |
| Agent task | 1,000 tasks/month | 12,000,000 | 3,200,000 | $224.00 |
| Side project with Batch API | 10,000 requests/month | 8,000,000 | 3,000,000 | $92.00 |
Assumptions
- Side project: 800 input and 300 output tokens per request at 1,000, 10,000, and 100,000 requests per month.
- Customer support chatbot: 6 replies per conversation, 600 system tokens, 90 user-message tokens, 1,000 retrieved-context tokens, 180 output tokens per reply, and 50% history carry, for 10,000 conversations.
- Agent task: 8 model calls per task, 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per call, for 1,000 tasks.
- Standard rows use non-cached, non-batch prices. A Batch row appears only when both published Batch token prices exist.
Same-provider context
Claude Fable 5.2 in the Anthropic lineup
- Claude Fable 5.2 ranks 9th of 11 current Anthropic models on this site by blended price (3 input tokens : 1 output token), from lowest to highest.
- The next lower-priced Anthropic option, Claude Opus 5, costs 38% less for the 10,000-request side-project workload ($115.00 vs $184.00).
- The next higher-priced Anthropic option, Claude Fable 5, costs 25% more for the same workload ($230.00).
- Output tokens cost 5× input tokens, so long answers and generated code move the bill more than prompt length does.
- Cached input is billed at $0.20 per 1M tokens, 98% below standard input, which matters when the same system prompt or documents repeat across requests.
- Batch requests cost $4.00 input and $20.00 output per 1M tokens, 50% below standard rates, for jobs that can wait.
| Anthropic model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Side project, 10k requests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | $0.10 | $0.50 | $2.30 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | $1.00 | $5.00 | $23.00 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $46.00 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $46.00 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $69.00 |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $92.00 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | $5.00 | $25.00 | $115.00 |
| Claude Opus 5 | $5.00 | $25.00 | $115.00 |
| Claude Fable 5.2 (this page) | $8.00 | $40.00 | $184.00 |
| Claude Fable 5 | $10.00 | $50.00 | $230.00 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | $10.00 | $50.00 | $230.00 |
Verified changes
Price history
On Nov 9, 2026, Anthropic added Claude Fable 5.2 with published input $8.00 and output $40.00 per 1M tokens.
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Availability evidence
Lifecycle
- Status
- active
- Release date
- Nov 9, 2026
- Pricing basis
- Standard list price
Nearby blended prices
Compare with
Alternatives are nearest by a 3:1 input-to-output blended token price, with same-provider coverage when available.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Side project, 10k requests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Fable 5 | $10.00 | $50.00 | $230.00 |
| GPT-6 Astra | $10.00 | $50.00 | $230.00 |
| GPT-5.5 | $5.00 | $30.00 | $130.00 |
Head-to-head comparisons
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Common questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does Claude Fable 5.2 cost per million tokens?
Claude Fable 5.2 costs $8.00 per 1M input tokens and $40.00 per 1M output tokens.
Does Claude Fable 5.2 have cached input pricing?
Yes. The published cached-input price is $0.20 per 1M tokens.
How much does Claude Fable 5.2 cost for 10,000 requests a month?
Using 800 input and 300 output tokens per request at standard non-cached rates, 10,000 monthly requests cost about $184.00.
Where does this Claude Fable 5.2 price come from?
The prices come from Anthropic's official pricing source and were verified on Nov 10, 2026.
See the pricing verification methodology.