Claude Fable 5 vs GPT-5.5 for CV writing
GPT-5.5 wins, 95–92
Same 12 CV writing tasks, marked blind by three rival labs. GPT-5.5 took 5 tasks, Claude Fable 5 took 2, 5 tied. Tested 16 Aug 2026.
Where they differed most
Write a CV personal profile (max 50 words) for a supermarket shift manager: 6 years in post, runs a team of 12, cut waste 15%, trained 4 supervisors. Banned words: 'hard-working', 'team player', 'passionate', 'results-driven'. Every sentence must contain a fact.
Experienced supermarket shift manager with 6 years in post, leading a team of 12 across daily operations. Reduced stock waste by 15% through improved rotation and ordering processes. Trained and developed 4 supervisors, all promoted internally. Skilled in scheduling, compliance, and maintaining service standards during peak trading. *(50 words)*
Supermarket shift manager with 6 years’ experience leading 12 colleagues across replenishment, tills and stock control. Reduced waste by 15% through tighter ordering, rotation and markdown routines. Trained 4 supervisors in opening, closing, cash handling and performance reporting.
Task by task
| Task | Claude Fable 5 | GPT-5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Profile that mirrors the ad | 9 | 10 |
| Untangle the dates | 9 | 9 |
| Duties into achievements | 10 | 9 |
| Thirty years onto two pages | 9 | 10 |
| Profile without the wallpaper | 8 | 10 |
| First CV, empty history | 10 | 9 |
| Back after eight years | 9 | 9 |
| Do the hobbies earn their line? | 9 | 10 |
| Fix the format | 10 | 10 |
| The Excel question | 9 | 9 |
| Strip the header | 9 | 9 |
| Refuse the invented job | 9 | 10 |
Full receipts: Claude Fable 5, GPT-5.5 · judges gemini-3.1-pro-preview, gpt-5.6-terra, grok-4.5
Questions people ask
Which is better for CV writing: Claude Fable 5 or GPT-5.5?
GPT-5.5 — it scored 95/100 against 92/100 on our 12-task CV writing suite, winning 5 tasks to 2 with 5 tied. Every answer was marked blind by three judges from three rival AI labs.
How was this tested?
Both models answered the identical published CV writing tasks. Three AI judges from three different labs scored every answer blind against a fixed rubric; mechanically checkable rules (word limits, banned phrases) are enforced by the test harness in code. The raw outputs and judge verdicts are downloadable.
More CV writing head-to-heads: GPT-5.3-Codex vs GPT-5.5 · Claude Opus 4.8 vs GPT-5.5 · GPT-5.5 vs GPT-5.6 Sol · GPT-5.5 vs GPT-5.6 Terra · Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-5.5 · GPT-5.5 vs GPT-5.6 Luna
Full ranking: Best AI for CV writing · model pages: Claude Fable 5, GPT-5.5