# Bad Influence story: Artificial Analysis compares Gemini 4 Carbon and Claude Fable 5.2 on MKA tasks

Active · 6 articles · 1 source · First reported 11-10 13:16. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/358284b8-2c35-4248-9dc2-f8e13cd036ac

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Latest update (11-10 13:22): Artificial Analysis finds Gemini 4 Carbon cheaper and faster than Claude Fable 5.2

Overview: Artificial Analysis reports that Gemini 4 Carbon (high) finished a building-plan audit deck task in 76 turns, about one hour, for roughly $8. Claude Fable 5.2 (max) took 224 turns, about three hours, and roughly $68 on the same task. Fable 5.2's deck scored 87% against Carbon's 72%, and Carbon viewed images 118 times against Fable's 203.

In the same tests across ten MKA verticals, Artificial Analysis finds no single model dominates. Claude Fable 5.2 leads five verticals, including Software & Data, Engineering, Logistics & Mapping, Business, and Finance, where it shares the lead with Claude Sonnet 5.5. Gemini 4 Carbon (high) leads Healthcare.

Coverage timeline (newest first):
1. 11-10 13:22 · Artificial Analysis · [Artificial Analysis finds Gemini 4 Carbon cheaper and faster than Claude Fable 5.2](https://badinfluence.news/items/mfr4i70gk1jd445jwombh7xus)
2. 11-10 13:22 · Artificial Analysis · [Artificial Analysis reports Claude Fable 5.2 costs about $68 on one MKA task](https://badinfluence.news/items/kepk46yn0m2aftd9mbna6bjsk)
3. 11-10 13:22 · Artificial Analysis · [Claude Fable 5.2 leads five of ten MKA verticals in Artificial Analysis tests](https://badinfluence.news/items/rniqa0h4sxn97nj3uavv412qk)
4. 11-10 13:16 · Artificial Analysis · [Gemini 4 Carbon finishes a task in 76 turns for about $8 versus Claude Fable 5.2's 224 turns for $68](https://badinfluence.news/items/widfq0i3k080jhyihopkib1w4)
5. 11-10 13:16 · Artificial Analysis · [Claude Fable 5.2 leads five of ten MKA verticals in Artificial Analysis tests](https://badinfluence.news/items/zj1gyiqzq45a34orlptao2nwz)
6. 11-10 13:16 · Artificial Analysis · [Artificial Analysis reports Claude Fable 5.2 costs about $68 on one MKA task](https://badinfluence.news/items/ahltodacf8ucqqlmy2wi5blxd)
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