# Arena ranks Claude Fable 5.2 first in Code Arena WebDev

> Original title: Big news: Claude Fable 5.2 (xHigh) by @AnthropicAI has landed #1 in the Code Arena: WebDev with 1832 pts. This update is up to 30% faster...

- Source: Arena
- Published: 2026-11-09T23:52:24.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/kh7ww221lj7ck2yv1xll8d2l2
- Original: https://x.com/arena/status/2119941204003770690

## Summary

Arena says Claude Fable 5.2 (xHigh) from Anthropic ranked first in its Code Arena WebDev leaderboard with 1832 points. The post says the update is up to 30% faster than Fable 5.1 and costs $8/$40 per M tokens, down from $10/$50. It ranks the model ahead of Claude Opus 5.5 (Max) at 1818, Gemini 4 Carbon (High) at 1768, and GPT-6 Astra (Max) at 1767.

## Why it matters

The post places Claude Fable 5.2 against named rivals on one leaderboard, with its speed and price changes, helping readers gauge how it compares to other coding models.

## Post

Big news: Claude Fable 5.2 (xHigh) by @AnthropicAI has landed #1 in the Code Arena: WebDev with 1832 pts. This update is up to 30% faster than Fable 5.1, and more cost efficient: $8/$40 per M tokens, down from $10/$50.

This real-world performance puts it ahead of:
- Claude Opus 5.5 (Max) at 1818
- Gemini 4 Carbon (High) at 1768
- GPT-6 Astra (Max) at 1767

Congrats to the @AnthropicAI team on this release! 👏
Stay tuned for Agent Arena scores.

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## Quoted post @claudeai

> Introducing Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2, designed to tackle the most daunting technical challenges.
> 
> They’re capable collaborators on ambitious projects in many fields, and show improvements in areas like coding, reasoning, and vision.

https://x.com/claudeai/status/2119867114450268322