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Claude Fable 5 Leads GPT-5.6 Sol by More Than 3× on MirrorCode

Solve rate on long-horizon software reimplementation tasks

Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol

20%
GPT-5.6 Sol
64%
Claude Fable 5
Source: Epoch AI, Aug. 3, 2026. Solve requires passing 100% of visible and hidden tests.

Why it matters: Claude Fable 5 solved 64% of Epoch AI’s MirrorCode tasks, more than triple GPT-5.6 Sol’s 20% solve rate on a benchmark that requires agents to rebuild complete software projects.

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Big Tech’s AI Infrastructure Spending Is Set to Grow 5× by 2027

Combined annual capital expenditures across major cloud providers

Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Oracle

$261B
2024
$467B
2025
$887B
2026E
$1.3T
2027E
Source: TrendForce, Aug. 3, 2026. Values rounded; 2024–25 calculated from reported growth rates.

Why it matters: TrendForce expects spending to rise by nearly 50% in 2027 as cloud providers keep building AI servers, data centers, networking, cooling, and power infrastructure.

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