# Claude Fable 5.2 vs Gemini 4 Carbon

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Fable 5.2 and Gemini 4 Carbon across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-fable-5-2-vs-gemini-4-carbon
- 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 88.14. 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 80.8 for Gemini 4 Carbon.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is FrontierCode 2.0 in Coding, with scores of 49.1% and 40.0%.
- Gemini 4 Carbon is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Claude Fable 5.2 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Claude Fable 5.2 | Gemini 4 Carbon |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | Google |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | null |
| Overall Score | 91.19 | 88.14 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 30 | 10 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $8.00 / $40.00 | $2.00 / $10.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 90.7 (Estimated · #1/132)
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | Gemini 4 Carbon | 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% | 53.9% | Gemini 4 Carbon |
| OSWorld 2.1 Offline | 89.3% | 81.5% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| 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 |
| CWE-bench v1 | Coming soon | 71.0% | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | Coming soon | 53.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 86.9 (Estimated · #1/158)
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: 80.8 (Estimated · #4/158)

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | Gemini 4 Carbon | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 93% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 96.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multimodal | 74.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 74.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 69.9% | 61.2% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| ProgramBench | 85.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 2.0 | 49.1% | 40.0% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| CursorBench 4.0 | 60.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 90.7 (Supported · #1/157)
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | Gemini 4 Carbon | 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 |
| GraphWalks BFS 256K–1M | Coming soon | 96.2% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 89.8 (Estimated · #1/67)
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | Gemini 4 Carbon | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Chartography (no tools) | 73.4% | 72.5% | Claude Fable 5.2 |
| 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 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | Coming soon | 58.6% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: 97.6 (Supported · #1/179)
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | Gemini 4 Carbon | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 74.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 73.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PhysicianBench | 64.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | Gemini 4 Carbon | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GMMLU | 96.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MILU | 94.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Fable 5.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Fable 5.2 | Gemini 4 Carbon | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | Coming soon | 0.0% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Fable 5.2 or Gemini 4 Carbon?

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 Gemini 4 Carbon?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 86.9 for Claude Fable 5.2 and 80.8 for Gemini 4 Carbon.

### 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 Gemini 4 Carbon cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 4 Carbon currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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