Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Claude Haiku 4.5
Compare Anthropic and Anthropic AI models
Cost Comparison (1000 input + 500 output tokens, 100 requests/day)
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Claude Haiku 4.5
Cost Differences
Claude Haiku 4.5 costs more than Claude 3.5 Haiku
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Claude 3.5 Haiku | Claude Haiku 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Input Price | $0.80/1M tokens | $1.00/1M tokens |
| Output Price | $4.00/1M tokens | $5.00/1M tokens |
| Context Window | 200,000 tokens | 200,000 tokens |
| Max Output | 8,192 tokens | 64,000 tokens |
| Category | efficient | efficient |
| Capabilities | textvision | textvision |
| Release Date | 11/4/2024 | 10/15/2025 |
Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Claude Haiku 4.5: Which Should You Choose?
Choosing between Claude 3.5 Haiku and Claude Haiku 4.5 depends on your priorities: cost efficiency, context length, or raw capability. Claude 3.5 Haiku is the more affordable option at $0.80/1M input tokens — 20% cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5.
Both models are in the efficient category, making this a direct head-to-head comparison. At scale — say 10,000 requests per day — the cost difference adds up: Claude 3.5 Haiku would save you roughly $210.00/month compared to Claude Haiku 4.5. For startups and indie developers, that difference can be significant.
Output costs matter too. Claude 3.5 Haiku charges $4.00/1M output tokens vs $5.00 for Claude Haiku 4.5. For generation-heavy workloads (content creation, code generation, summarization), output pricing often dominates your bill. Claude 3.5 Haiku has the edge here at $4.00/1M output tokens.
Multimodal capabilities: Both models support vision (image understanding), so you can send images alongside text prompts with either option.
Best Use Cases
Choose Claude 3.5 Haiku when:
- • Budget is a primary concern
- • You're already using Anthropic's API ecosystem
- • You're running high-volume, latency-sensitive workloads
Choose Claude Haiku 4.5 when:
- • You need longer outputs (up to 64,000 tokens)
- • You're already using Anthropic's API ecosystem
- • You're running high-volume, latency-sensitive workloads
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