# Bad Influence story: Epoch AI reports Claude Fable 5.2 at record 174 on its capabilities index

Active · 2 articles · 1 source · First reported 11-09 16:22. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/93791856-476e-4a4e-8f2d-ed752f95dba8

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Latest update (11-09 16:22): Epoch AI shares full evaluation results for Claude Fable 5.2

Overview: Epoch AI says Claude Fable 5.2 scores 174 on the Epoch Capabilities Index, above the previous high of 169 held by GPT-6 Astra. Epoch says the score exceeds what the pre-Astra trend for reasoning models would have predicted. The ranking uses Epoch's own benchmarks, run before launch, and Epoch says the index may change as more results are added.

Epoch AI has published its full evaluation results for Claude Fable 5.2 on a dedicated page at epoch.ai. The post announcing the results does not include individual benchmark scores.

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1. 11-09 16:22 · Epoch AI · [Epoch AI shares full evaluation results for Claude Fable 5.2](https://badinfluence.news/items/mh72vopvkbtkjiuzolyqsg4f8)
2. 11-09 16:22 · Epoch AI · [Claude Fable 5.2 sets Epoch Capabilities Index record at 174](https://badinfluence.news/items/bry4co6c6v2hl3pmbqxvla2mo)
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