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Claude Fable 5 vs Gemma 4 26B A4B
Live matchup data for Claude Fable 5 and Gemma 4 26B A4B: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.
usage share — openrouter model rankings
Usage crossover
current leader: Claude Fable 5
source: OpenRouter model rankings · daily · 90d · ○ 2 lead changes
through Jul 7, 2026
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Spec & pricing
| Spec | Claude Fable 5 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Anthropic | |
| Homepage | openrouter.ai | openrouter.ai |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Input price | $10.00/MTok | $0.00/MTok |
| Output price | $50.00/MTok | $0.00/MTok |
| Cache read | $1.00/MTok | — |
| Price as of | Jul 8, 2026 · openrouter | Jul 8, 2026 · openrouter |
sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries
— = not tracked / not applicable
head to head
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5 | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aa-agentic-index | 52.8 index— · anthropic/claude-fable-5 | 11 index— · google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free | openrouter.ai |
| aa-coding-index | 76.5 index— · anthropic/claude-fable-5 | 39.3 index— · google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free | openrouter.ai |
| aa-intelligence-index | 59.9 index— · anthropic/claude-fable-5 | 25.7 index— · google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free | openrouter.ai |
best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks
sources linked per row
community pulse
Reddit sentiment
| Signal | Claude Fable 5 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
|---|---|---|
sentiment feed pending — Reddit pulse lands with the daily crawl | ||
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
awaiting first crawl
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Claude Fable 5 more used than Gemma 4 26B A4B?
- As of Jul 7, 2026, Claude Fable 5 shows 1% of OpenRouter token volume and Gemma 4 26B A4B shows 0.7% of OpenRouter token volume. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
- How does Claude Fable 5 pricing compare to Gemma 4 26B A4B?
- Claude Fable 5 runs $10.00 per million input tokens and $50.00 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). Gemma 4 26B A4B runs $0.00 per million input tokens and $0.00 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
- How do Claude Fable 5 and Gemma 4 26B A4B score on coding benchmarks?
- On aa-agentic-index, Claude Fable 5 scores 52.8 index (—) and Gemma 4 26B A4B scores 11 index (—). All tracked results and their sources are in the benchmark table above.
- Where does this comparison data come from?
- OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.
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