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User finds Anthropic's Fable 5 superior to OpenAI's Codex for complex tasks

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A user found that OpenAI's Codex (referred to as Sol 5.6) was significantly less effective and more expensive for their specific workflow compared to Anthropic's Fable 5 model. The user reported that Codex consumed credits ten times faster than their Claude Pro subscription and failed to understand complex job details even with full context. Consequently, they reverted to using Fable 5, expressing a reliance on its capabilities and seeking ways to reduce its cost. AI

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User finds Anthropic's Fable 5 superior to OpenAI's Codex for complex tasks

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  1. r/Anthropic TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/SpaceJuan ·

    I switched to Codex and switched back 20 mins later

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I was reading through Reddit because I have a complex setup through Fable which understands my job entirely and that’s very important to me, I tried using Opus 4.8 to do the same work back in June and it wouldn’t really understand the details or …

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