Same demo, $1.4 on DeepSeek vs $40 on Fable-5.2: is it worth it?
karminski3 · x · 2026-11-10
Blogger karminski3 ran the same demo on the newly released Fable-5.2 and deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017: DeepSeek cost roughly 1.4 RMB ($0.20) while Fable-5.2 cost $40 — about 200x more expensive. He shared both outputs and asked readers whether the quality gap justifies the price.
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