# Qwen 3.8 VS Fable 5 VS GPT 5.6 Sol: Who Wins?

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Podcast: [The AI Firehose](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ai-firehose-7848753)
Published: 2026-07-21T18:52:04+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kashifmafa/episodes/Qwen-3-8-VS-Fable-5-VS-GPT-5-6-Sol-Who-Wins-e3mcb29
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## Resource

Qwen 3.8 vs Fable 5 vs GPT 5.6 Soul: The Winner Shocked Me! Three massive AI models dropped this week, but which one is actually the best? I put Qwen 3.8, Fable 5, and GPT 5.6 Soul through a side-by-side benchmark to see if the cheap underdog can beat the industry leaders. 00:00 - Intro: 3 New AI Models 00:47 - The Goldie Bench Test 01:23 - Qwen 3.8 vs. Fable 5 02:56 - Where Fable 5 Still Wins 04:47 - Qwen 3.8 vs. GPT 5.6 Soul 06:37 - The Ultimate Winner Revealed 07:21 - Scaling Your Business with AI

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