Claude Fable 5 vs DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Anthropic Claude Fable 5 | DeepSeek DeepSeek-V4-Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
| Release date | Jun 9 2026 | Apr 24 2026 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Context window | 1M | — |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 56%Best | 14% |
Agentic coding SWE-Bench ProCan the AI fix real bugs in real software? It's handed actual problems from open-source projects and has to write code that genuinely solves them. Higher is better. | 80.3% | — |
Coding SWE-Bench VerifiedReal coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 95.5% | — |
Agentic coding CursorBench v3.1Cursor's own test of harder, real-world coding tasks inside a code editor. Higher is better. | 72.9% | — |
Agentic coding DeepSWE 1.0Artificial Analysis' independent test of deep, agentic software-engineering work — the AI has to plan and carry out substantial coding tasks end to end. Higher is better. | 66.1% | — |
Next.js coding Next.js EvalsVercel's open eval of how well AI coding agents build and migrate real Next.js apps — measured as the share of tasks the agent completes successfully. Higher is better. | 92% | — |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.1Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? Higher is better. | 88% | — |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | — | 90.1% |
Agentic computer use OSWorld-VerifiedCan the AI actually operate a computer — clicking, typing, and using real apps — to finish tasks on its own? Higher is better. | 85% | — |
Agentic legal work Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkHarvey's test of whether an AI agent can complete real legal work — drafting and reviewing documents, working with spreadsheets and presentations, and navigating files the way a lawyer's assistant would. Higher is better. | 11.25% | — |
Tax questions TaxEval v2A set of real tax questions created by Vals AI — can the AI give accurate answers about tax rules and filings? Higher is better. | 76.94% | — |
Medical admin work MedScribeCan the AI support doctors with their administrative work, like notes and paperwork? Created by Vals AI. Higher is better. | 88.52% | — |
Knowledge work GDPval-AAMeasures how well the AI does economically valuable knowledge work, judged against human experts. Shown as a rating (like a chess Elo) — higher is better. | 1932 | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | DeepSeek-V4-Pro shipped 46 days before Claude Fable 5 | |
Which is better: Claude Fable 5 or DeepSeek-V4-Pro?
Claude Fable 5 leads DeepSeek-V4-Pro on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). DeepSeek-V4-Pro shipped 46 days before Claude Fable 5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Claude Fable 5 is proprietary, while DeepSeek-V4-Pro is open weight.
On BullshitBench v2, Claude Fable 5 leads at 56% vs DeepSeek-V4-Pro at 14%.
Frequently asked questions
Claude Fable 5 was released by Anthropic on Jun 9 2026.
DeepSeek-V4-Pro was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
Claude Fable 5 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. DeepSeek-V4-Pro is an open weight model released by DeepSeek.
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