Claude Haiku 4.5 pricing & benchmarks
Released Oct 15, 2025 · served by 4 providers · ranked #56 by intelligence in our index
What Claude Haiku 4.5 is
Claude Haiku 4.5 is Anthropic’s fastest and most efficient model, delivering near-frontier intelligence at a fraction of the cost and latency of larger Claude models. Matching Claude Sonnet 4’s performance...
- Model ID:
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 - Modality: text+image+file->text
- Tool calling: supported · Structured output: supported
Providers and prices for Claude Haiku 4.5
The same model costs different amounts depending on who serves it. Prices are per 1M tokens, cheapest first. Uptime and throughput are OpenRouter's rolling measurements, not vendor claims.
| Provider | Input | Output | Context | Quant | Uptime 24h | Throughput |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropiccheapest | $1.00 | $5.00 | 200K | — | 99.9% | — |
| Azure | $1.00 | $5.00 | 200K | — | 94.4% | — |
| $1.10 | $5.50 | 200K | — | 99.9% | — | |
| Amazon Bedrock | $1.10 | $5.50 | 200K | — | 100.0% | — |
Claude Haiku 4.5 benchmark results
Design Arena head-to-head results, as reported through the OpenRouter model API.
| Category | Arena | Rank | Elo | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| asciiart | models | #35 | 1178 | 49.3% |
| svg | models | #60 | 1075 | 39.1% |
| gamedev | models | #66 | 1153 | 44.6% |
| uicomponent | models | #68 | 1136 | 42.7% |
| dataviz | models | #69 | 1153 | 45.6% |
| codecategories | models | #73 | 1145 | 44.9% |
| website | models | #73 | 1147 | 45.1% |
| 3d | models | #74 | 1129 | 41.1% |
Cheaper models in the same class
Models scoring within 4 points of Claude Haiku 4.5 on the Intelligence Index, but with a lower output price.
FAQ
How much does the Claude Haiku 4.5 API cost?
$1.00 per 1M input tokens and $5.00 per 1M output tokens. A typical workload of 1M input + 300K output tokens costs about $2.50.
Is Claude Haiku 4.5 free?
No. It is a paid model starting at $1.00 per 1M input tokens, though some providers offer trial credits.
Which provider is cheapest for Claude Haiku 4.5?
Anthropic at $1.00 input / $5.00 output per 1M tokens.
Can I self-host Claude Haiku 4.5?
No. Claude Haiku 4.5 is closed-weight and only available through hosted APIs.