# Claude Fable 5.2 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Fable 5.2 and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-fable-5-2-vs-deepseek-v4-pro-0813
- 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 62.48. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 86.9 for Claude Fable 5.2 and 47.9 for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Pro in Coding, with scores of 93% and 55.4%.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 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 Pro 0813 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 91.19 | 62.48 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 30 | 42 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $8.00 / $40.00 | $1.32 / $3.96 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 90.7 (Estimated · #1/132)
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 public-lane score: 55.1 (Supported · #44/132)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | 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% | 31.8% | 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 |
| Finch | Coming soon | 67.4% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 67.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 87.9% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 83.4% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 60.0% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 73.6% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 51.8% | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | Coming soon | 83.3% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 74.1% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 25.7% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 54.7% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 86.9 (Estimated · #1/158)
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 public-lane score: 47.9 (Supported · #54/158)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 93% | 55.4% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| SWE Multilingual | 96.6% | 76.2% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| SWE Multimodal | 74.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 74.3% | 62.7% | 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 | 93.5% | Coming soon |
| Codeforces | Coming soon | 3206.0 | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 80.6% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 67.9% | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 49.93% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 87.9% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 61.5% | Coming soon |
| DSBench-FullStack | Coming soon | 71.1% | Coming soon |
| DSBench-Hard | Coming soon | 67.2% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 59.0% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 96.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 90.7 (Supported · #1/157)
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 public-lane score: 58.1 (Estimated · #37/157)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | 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 | 83.5% | Coming soon |
| CorpusQA 1M | Coming soon | 62.0% | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | Coming soon | 90.00% | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Coming soon | 61.3% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 89.8 (Estimated · #1/67)
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | 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: Directional only
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 97.6 (Supported · #1/179)
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 public-lane score: 62.5 (Estimated · #41/179)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 74.2% | 42.7% | 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 | 87.5% | Coming soon |
| Chinese-SimpleQA | Coming soon | 84.4% | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 90.1% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 90.1% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 92.4% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.0% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | 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 Pro 0813 public-lane score: 84.4 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 95.2% | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | Coming soon | 89.8% | Coming soon |
| Apex | Coming soon | 38.3% | Coming soon |
| Apex Shortlist | Coming soon | 90.2% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Fable 5.2 or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?

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

### Where is the biggest gap between Claude Fable 5.2 and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 86.9 for Claude Fable 5.2 and 47.9 for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813.

### 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 Pro 0813 cover on BenchLM?

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 currently has 42 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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