Claude Fable 5 vs Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview

Claude Fable 5 vs Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview: Gemini 3.6 Flash is the cheapest by 85%. Claude Fable 5 (Azure AI Foundry, 1,000,000 ctx); Gemini 3.6 Flash (Google Vertex AI, 1,048,576 ctx); Gemini 3 Pro Preview (Google Vertex AI, 1,048,576 ctx). Route any of them via Agent Command Center for shadow A/B without code changes.

Claude Fable 5 Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Input price$10.00/M$1.50/M$2.00/M
Output price$50.00/M$7.50/M$12.00/M
Context window1,000,0001,048,5761,048,576
Max output128,00065,53665,535
Function calling
Vision
Audio input
Reasoning
Prompt caching
Structured output
Pricing verifiedAug 6, 2026Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 2026
Cheaper option
~85% cheaper than the priciest in this trio
Larger context
1,048,576 tokens
More capabilities
6 of 6 capability flags advertised

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