Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
Side-by-side comparison of Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku and Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.
Verdict
strong confidenceAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leads overall
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leads in capabilities and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku remains competitive with advantages in price.
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Technical specifications
| Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku | Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Input price | $0.80/M | $1/M |
| Output price | $4/M | $5/M |
| Context window | 200K | 200K |
| Max output | 8K | 64K |
| Capabilities | Tool useVision | Tool useVisionReasoning |
| Released | Nov 3, 2024 | Oct 15, 2025 |
Scoring breakdown
How each dimension compares
Price
Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku leadsAnthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku
$4/M tokens
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
$5/M tokens
Context Window
Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku
200K tokens
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
200K tokens
Capabilities
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku
2/4
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
3/4
Max Output
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku
8K tokens
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
64K tokens
Recency
Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Haiku
Nov 2024
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
Oct 2025
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