# Claude Fable 5.2 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Fable 5.2 and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-fable-5-2-vs-deepseek-v4-flash-0731
- Last updated: November 9, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Claude Fable 5.2 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 5.2 has the higher overall point estimate 91.19 to 61. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Pro in Coding, with scores of 93% and 52.6%.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 91.19 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 30 | 42 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $8.00 / $40.00 | $0.14 / $0.28 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 90.7 (Estimated · #1/132)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 67.60% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1 | 74.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 51.4% | 25.1% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| OSWorld 2.1 Offline | 89.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WANDR | 82.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Remote Labor Index | 41.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| RoboDojo Sim | 64.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DRACO | 87.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 56.9% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 73.2% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 45.1% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 69% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 47.8% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 82.7% | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | Coming soon | 76.7% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 70.3% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 25.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 67.0% | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | Coming soon | 0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 86.9 (Estimated · #1/158)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 93% | 52.6% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| SWE Multilingual | 96.6% | 73.3% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| SWE Multimodal | 74.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 74.3% | 54.4% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 69.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | 85.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 2.0 | 49.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 4.0 | 60.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench Pass@1-COT | Coming soon | 91.6% | Coming soon |
| Codeforces | Coming soon | 3052.0 | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 79% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 56.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 82.7% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 54.2% | Coming soon |
| DSBench-FullStack | Coming soon | 68.7% | Coming soon |
| DSBench-Hard | Coming soon | 59.6% | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | Coming soon | 88.4% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 53.8% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.3% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 90.7 (Supported · #1/157)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-3 | 65.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 Provider Adapter | 94.90% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| STEM Professor Bench | 61.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MRCR 1M | Coming soon | 78.7% | Coming soon |
| CorpusQA 1M | Coming soon | 60.5% | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | Coming soon | 89.00% | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Coming soon | 61.4% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 89.8 (Estimated · #1/67)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Chartography (no tools) | 73.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Chartography (tools) | 91.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OfficeQA | 83.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OfficeQA Pro | 72.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BenchCAD 2.1 | 75.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BenchCAD 2.1 (tools) | 83.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 97.6 (Supported · #1/179)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 74.2% | 34.8% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| HLE w/o tools | 73.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PhysicianBench | 64.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 86.2% | Coming soon |
| Chinese-SimpleQA | Coming soon | 78.9% | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 88.1% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 88.1% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 89.9% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.2% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GMMLU | 96.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MILU | 94.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: 83.4 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 94.8% | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 88.4% | Coming soon |
| Apex | Coming soon | 33.0% | Coming soon |
| Apex Shortlist | Coming soon | 85.7% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Fable 5.2 or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?

Claude Fable 5.2 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does Claude Fable 5.2 cover on BenchLM?

Claude Fable 5.2 currently has 30 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 cover on BenchLM?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 currently has 42 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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