Second-generation open model from Google DeepMind.
Anthropic's Mythos-class flagship for ambitious, long-running professional work.
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Based on the Capability Index, Claude Fable 5 scores higher (91.6 vs 56.8). However, "better" depends on your use case — pricing, speed, context window, and specific capability needs all matter.
Gemma 2 27B has a lower blended cost. Gemma 2 27B: $0.65 input / $0.65 output. Claude Fable 5: $10.00 input / $50.00 output.
Claude Fable 5 has a larger context window: Gemma 2 27B supports 8K tokens vs Claude Fable 5 at 1M tokens.
Claude Fable 5 supports vision/image input, but Gemma 2 27B does not.
Key differences: Claude Fable 5 has a notably higher capability index (34.8 point gap); Gemma 2 27B is significantly cheaper; only Claude Fable 5 supports vision input; only Claude Fable 5 offers extended reasoning mode. Compare full specs on this page.
If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Gemma 2 27B and Claude Fable 5 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.