# Claude Fable 5.1 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Fable 5.1 and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-gemini-3-1-flash-lite
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Claude Fable 5.1 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Claude Fable 5.1 has the higher overall point estimate 83.18 to 46.96. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 80.9 for Claude Fable 5.1 and 27.4 for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) in Mathematics, with scores of 90.175% and 27.719%.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Claude Fable 5.1 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | Google |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 83.18 | 46.96 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 33 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $10.00 / $50.00 | $0.25 / $1.50 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Fable 5.1 public-lane score: 80.9 (Supported · #2/128)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 27.4 (Estimated · #100/128)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 55.80% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1 | 52.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 41.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 31.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 77.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon Verified Pass@3 | 81.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon Verified Pass³ | 73.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon Verified avg. turns | 23.7 turns | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 85.0% | 34.1% | Claude Fable 5.1 |
| ApprenticeBench | 72% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench v1 | 58.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 10% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 38.46% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Fable 5.1 public-lane score: 76.8 (Supported · #3/150)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 27.2 (Estimated · #101/150)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Bug Hunt Bench | 43.0 fixes | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 81.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 89.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multimodal | 54.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 67.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 56.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | 73.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 90.5% | 80.1% | Claude Fable 5.1 |
| CursorBench 4.0 | 51.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 40.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 0.00% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 62.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.1 public-lane score: 85.2 (#4/28)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-1 | 97.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 90% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GraphWalks BFS 256K–1M | 65.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JevBench 1.4 | Coming soon | 14.26 | Coming soon |
| JevBench 1.5 | Coming soon | 19.58 | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 42 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 73.2% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Fable 5.1 public-lane score: 86.9 (Supported · #2/184)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 46.9 (Estimated · #89/184)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 65% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 60.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 93.4% | 81.1% | Claude Fable 5.1 |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 92.4% | 86.2% | Claude Fable 5.1 |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | 1.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.1 public-lane score: 96.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 44 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.1 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 90.175% | 27.719% | Claude Fable 5.1 |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 87.805% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Fable 5.1 or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Claude Fable 5.1 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Claude Fable 5.1 and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 80.9 for Claude Fable 5.1 and 27.4 for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite.

### How many benchmarks does Claude Fable 5.1 cover on BenchLM?

Claude Fable 5.1 currently has 33 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite currently has 11 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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