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Claude Fable 5 vs google/gemma-4-12B-it

Compare pricing, context limits, supported inputs and deployment options to choose a model for your workflow.

Claude Fable 5 from Anthropic lists 1M context, 128K maximum output, $10.00 input per 1M tokens, $50.00 output per 1M tokens. google/gemma-4-12B-it from google lists 262.14K context, 32.77K maximum output, $0.06 input per 1M tokens, $0.30 output per 1M tokens. Compare the inputs, outputs and deployment options below to see which fits your workflow.

Side-by-sideCapabilities and practical differences

Anthropic

Claude Fable 5

Claude Fable 5 from Anthropic: Claude model for creative writing, analysis, and controlled agent workflows.

Context
1M
Max output
128K
Input / 1M tokens
$10.00
Output / 1M tokens
$50.00

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • PDF input

Produces

  • Text output
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google

google/gemma-4-12B-it

google/gemma-4-12B-it is a source-linked Hugging Face repository assigned to Any-to-any. Its recorded task interface accepts text, image, audio, video and produces text, image, audio, video.

Context
262.14K
Max output
32.77K
Input / 1M tokens
$0.06
Output / 1M tokens
$0.30

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Audio input
  • Video input

Produces

  • Text output
  • Image output
  • Audio output
  • Video output
Full model profileModel card on Hugging Face ↗

At a glance

Key differences

Compare the available figures below, then try both models on the work you need to do.

Claude Fable 5

  • Context capacity: 1M
  • Maximum output: 128K

google/gemma-4-12B-it

  • Input price: $0.06
  • Output price: $0.30

Context capacity

Higher listed limit

Claude Fable 5:1M

google/gemma-4-12B-it:262.14K

Claude Fable 5

Maximum output

Higher listed limit

Claude Fable 5:128K

google/gemma-4-12B-it:32.77K

Claude Fable 5

Input price

Lower listed token rate

Claude Fable 5:$10.00

google/gemma-4-12B-it:$0.06

google/gemma-4-12B-it

Output price

Lower listed token rate

Claude Fable 5:$50.00

google/gemma-4-12B-it:$0.30

google/gemma-4-12B-it

Specifications

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Specifications for Claude Fable 5 and google/gemma-4-12B-it. Higher limits and lower prices describe these figures only.
SpecificationClaude Fable 5google/gemma-4-12B-it
ProviderAnthropicgoogle
Listed pricing routeAnthropicgoogle
Model familyclaude-fable—
Accepted inputstext, image, pdftext, image, audio, video
Produced outputstexttext, image, audio, video
Context window1MHigher262.14K
Max output128KHigher32.77K
Input price / 1M$10.00$0.06Lower
Output price / 1M$50.00$0.30Lower
Reasoning modeDocumentedNot documented
Tool callingDocumentedDocumented
Image inputDocumentedDocumented
Audio inputNot documentedDocumented
Structured outputNot documentedNot documented
LicenseProprietaryNot documented

Workload guidance

Which model should you choose?

Consider Claude Fable 5 if you need larger context or larger maximum output. Consider google/gemma-4-12B-it if you need a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. google/gemma-4-12B-it offers downloadable weights; Claude Fable 5 is listed as a proprietary model. Compare licence terms and operating costs before choosing a deployment. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Documentation and model profiles

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Questions people ask

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