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DeepSeek V3.2 vs Claude Fable 5

Live matchup data for DeepSeek V3.2 and Claude Fable 5: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

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share of openrouter tokens

0.8%34.9%rank #24

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

share of openrouter tokens

1%11.9%rank #22

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

usage share — openrouter model rankings

Usage crossover

current leader: Claude Fable 5

source: OpenRouter model rankings · daily · 90d · ○ 1 lead change

through Jul 7, 2026

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Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for DeepSeek V3.2 and Claude Fable 5.
SpecDeepSeek V3.2Claude Fable 5
VendorDeepSeekAnthropic
Homepageopenrouter.aiopenrouter.ai
Context window131.1K tokens1M tokens
Input price$0.23/MTok$10.00/MTok
Output price$0.34/MTok$50.00/MTok
Cache read$0.023/MTok$1.00/MTok
Price as ofJul 8, 2026 · openrouterJul 8, 2026 · openrouter

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

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Benchmarks

Benchmark results for DeepSeek V3.2 and Claude Fable 5: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2Claude Fable 5Source
aa-coding-index
44.2 index · deepseek/deepseek-v3.2
76.5 index · anthropic/claude-fable-5
openrouter.ai
aa-agentic-index
52.8 index · anthropic/claude-fable-5
openrouter.ai
aa-intelligence-index
59.9 index · anthropic/claude-fable-5
openrouter.ai
Aider Polyglot
74.2%Oct 3 · DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp (Reasoner)
github.com
swe-bench-multilingual
59%Feb 13 · mini v2.0.0a0 deepseek 3 2
github.com

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

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community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for DeepSeek V3.2 and Claude Fable 5 over the trailing 30 days.
SignalDeepSeek V3.2Claude Fable 5

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 DeepSeek V3.2 more used than Claude Fable 5?
As of Jul 7, 2026, DeepSeek V3.2 shows 0.8% of OpenRouter token volume and Claude Fable 5 shows 1% of OpenRouter token volume. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
How does DeepSeek V3.2 pricing compare to Claude Fable 5?
DeepSeek V3.2 runs $0.23 per million input tokens and $0.34 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). Claude Fable 5 runs $10.00 per million input tokens and $50.00 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 DeepSeek V3.2 and Claude Fable 5 score on coding benchmarks?
On aa-coding-index, DeepSeek V3.2 scores 44.2 index (—) and Claude Fable 5 scores 76.5 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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