Model comparison
Claude Fable 5.1 vs Gemini 4 Argon
Claude Fable 5.1 (Anthropic) and Gemini 4 Argon (Google) side by side: what each costs per million tokens through Rapid Router, how much context each takes, what each supports, and where independent benchmarks place them. Same API, same key; switching is a one-string change.
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Gemini 4 Argon | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price per 1M | $10.00 | $4.00 |
| Output price per 1M | $50.00 | $20.00 |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 33K tokens |
| Input types | text, image, pdf | text, image, video, audio, pdf |
| Capabilities | tools, JSON, vision, reasoning | tools, JSON, vision, audio, reasoning |
| Author | Anthropic |
What a month costs on each
| Workload | Claude Fable 5.1 | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| Chatbot month (15M in, 4M out) | $350.00 | $140.00 |
| RAG month (40M in, 3M out) | $550.00 | $220.00 |
| Coding month (60M in, 10M out) | $1100.00 | $440.00 |
On a typical 75/25 input-output mix, Gemini 4 Argon costs less (about 60% less than Claude Fable 5.1). Gemini 4 Argon takes the longer prompt at 1M tokens. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
Call either one
curl https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $RAPIDROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model": "anthropic/claude-fable-5-1", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'
# the other one: change the model string
-d '{"model": "google/gemini-4-argon", ...}'Common questions
Which is cheaper, Claude Fable 5.1 or Gemini 4 Argon?
Gemini 4 Argon is cheaper on a typical mix of 75% input and 25% output tokens, by about 60%. Through Rapid Router both are billed at the provider list price per million tokens.
Which has the larger context window?
Gemini 4 Argon, at 1M tokens. Claude Fable 5.1 offers 1M tokens.
Can I switch between Claude Fable 5.1 and Gemini 4 Argon without changing code?
Yes. Both are callable at https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1 with the same OpenAI-compatible request; only the model string changes (anthropic/claude-fable-5-1 or google/gemini-4-argon).
How do I pay for Claude Fable 5.1 or Gemini 4 Argon?
Top up a Rapid Router balance by card in US dollars, and both models debit that balance per request.
More Claude models: Anthropic API pricing · More Gemini: Google API pricing