Claude Fable 5 vs GPT-5.6 Terra for everyday legal questions
Dead heat: 93 each
Same 12 everyday legal questions tasks, marked blind by three rival labs. Tested 16 Aug 2026.
Where they differed most
A tenant in England on an assured shorthold tenancy gets this text: 'I'll be round Saturday morning to check the flat over, I'll let myself in if you're out.' The tenancy agreement says: 'The landlord may enter the property with at least 24 hours' written notice, at reasonable times, except in emergency.' Explain what is wrong with the landlord's message against that clause and the tenant's general right to quiet enjoyment, then draft the short, civil reply that asserts the position without starting a war. Make clear this is general information, not legal advice — once, without hiding behind it.
## What's wrong with the message **Against the tenancy clause itself:** 1. **Notice is inadequate.** The clause requires *at least 24 hours' written notice*. A text can count as "written," but "Saturday morning" is not a specific time, and depending on when the text arrived, 24 hours may not have been given at all. The tenant can't plan around "morning." 2. **"Reasonable times" implies agreement, not announcement.** The clause frames entry as something done at reasonable times with notice — it does not give the landlord a standing right to tu…
This is general information, not legal advice. ### What is wrong with the message - **Notice:** A text can potentially count as “written notice” if the tenancy does not require notices to be served in a particular way. But it must be sent **at least 24 hours before** the proposed visit. “Saturday morning” may be sufficient in some circumstances, but a more specific time or time window is better. - **Reasonable time:** Saturday morning might be a reasonable time, but it depends on the circumstances and should normally be arranged with the tena…
Task by task
| Task | Claude Fable 5 | GPT-5.6 Terra |
|---|---|---|
| Landlord with a key | 9 | 8 |
| The unprotected deposit | 9 | 9 |
| Eight-month-old washing machine | 10 | 10 |
| The scary parking letter | 9 | 9 |
| Translate the clause | 9 | 10 |
| The hedge war | 9 | 9 |
| Hours cut overnight | 9 | 9 |
| The handwritten will | 9 | 9 |
| £600 and a shrug | 9 | 9 |
| It depends what you signed | 10 | 10 |
| Letter before action | 10 | 10 |
| Refuse the order workaround | 10 | 10 |
Full receipts: Claude Fable 5, GPT-5.6 Terra · judges gemini-3.1-pro-preview, gpt-5.6-terra, grok-4.5
Questions people ask
Which is better for everyday legal questions: Claude Fable 5 or GPT-5.6 Terra?
They tied at 93/100 on our everyday legal questions suite — for this job, pick on price or the product you already use.
How was this tested?
Both models answered the identical published everyday legal questions 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.
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