Claude 3.5 Haiku
Anthropic • LLM
Claude 3.5 Haiku features offers enhanced capabilities in speed, coding accuracy, and tool use. Engineered to excel in real-time applications, it delivers quick response times that are essential for dynamic...
Specifications
Context Window
200K tokens
Input Price/1M
$1.00
Output Price/1M
$4.00
Parameters
—
Max Output
8K tokens
Benchmarks
Claude 3.5 Haiku results on the main AI model evaluation benchmarks. Higher scores indicate better performance.
Agentic
| Benchmark | Score | Maximum | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench Hard | 2.0 | 100.0 | — |
Coding
| Benchmark | Score | Maximum | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench | 31.0 | 100.0 | Artificial Analysis official API |
| SciCode | 27.0 | 100.0 | — |
| AA Coding Index | 10.7 | 100.0 | Artificial Analysis official API |
Knowledge
| Benchmark | Score | Maximum | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 63.0 | 100.0 | — |
Long Context
| Benchmark | Score | Maximum | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-LCR | 23.0 | 100.0 | — |
Math
| Benchmark | Score | Maximum | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATH-500 | 72.1 | 100.0 | Artificial Analysis official API |
overall
| Benchmark | Score | Maximum | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 18.7 | 100.0 | Artificial Analysis official API |
Reasoning
| Benchmark | Score | Maximum | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 63.4 | 100.0 | Artificial Analysis official API |
| IFBench | 43.0 | 100.0 | — |
| GPQA Diamond | 41.0 | 100.0 | Artificial Analysis official API |
| HLE | 4.0 | 100.0 | — |
Tool Use
| Benchmark | Score | Maximum | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tau²-Bench | 25.0 | 100.0 | — |
Information
- Release date
- October 22, 2024
- Tool Calling
- ✅ Supported
- Vision
- ✅ Supported
- Audio
- ❌ Not supported
Full Analysis: Claude 3.5 Haiku
What is Claude 3.5 Haiku?
Claude 3.5 Haiku is an AI model developed by Anthropic, classified as a large language model (LLM). It is a multimodal model, capable of processing text, images, and potentially other media types. As a proprietary model, it is available via Anthropic's cloud API. With a context window of 200K tokens, it is suitable for processing long documents such as contracts, books, and complete codebases.
Pricing & Costs in 2026
Claude 3.5 Haiku is usage-based, priced at $1/1M input tokens and $4/1M output tokens. For context: 1 million tokens is approximately 750,000 words, or about 10 average-length books. The mid-range pricing balances quality and cost for most professional applications.
Benchmarks & Performance
Claude 3.5 Haiku was evaluated on 13 different benchmarks, covering categories like Agentic, Coding, Knowledge, Long Context, Math, overall, Reasoning, Tool Use. Results show moderate performance across available evaluations.
It's important to note that benchmarks measure specific aspects and don't capture the full user experience. Factors like instruction adherence, behavior in long conversations, and real-world task quality vary significantly between models and aren't always reflected in standard scores.
Recommended Use Cases
Claude 3.5 Haiku is suitable for a wide range of AI applications: long document analysis (contracts, legal proceedings, codebases), automation with tool calling (API integration, databases, external systems), image and visual document analysis (OCR, diagrams, screenshots), multimodal processing combining text and images, text generation, summarization, translation, and general assistance.
Comparison with Alternatives
In the 2026 AI model ecosystem, Claude 3.5 Haiku competes directly with similarly capable models. Key competitors include GPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), and open source models like Llama (Meta) and DeepSeek. The choice between models depends on the specific use case, budget, latency requirements, and need for features like multimodality and tool calling.
For a detailed side-by-side comparison, use our comparison tool or check the overall model ranking.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Claude 3.5 Haiku?
Claude 3.5 Haiku features offers enhanced capabilities in speed, coding accuracy, and tool use. Engineered to excel in real-time applications, it delivers quick response times that are essential for dynamic...
How much does Claude 3.5 Haiku cost?
Claude 3.5 Haiku costs $1/1M input tokens and $4/1M output tokens. For heavy usage (e.g., a chatbot handling 100k messages/month), costs can range from $10 to $1,000 depending on volume.
How does Claude 3.5 Haiku compare with other models?
In available benchmarks, Claude 3.5 Haiku scored: Terminal-Bench Hard: 2/100, LiveCodeBench: 31/100, SciCode: 27/100. See the full table above for a detailed comparison.
Is Claude 3.5 Haiku open source?
No, Claude 3.5 Haiku is a proprietary model from Anthropic. It is available via cloud API. For open source alternatives, check our open source model ranking.
What is Claude 3.5 Haiku best for?
Claude 3.5 Haiku excels at multimodal tasks including text and vision. With its large context window, it handles long documents, codebases, and extended conversations. It supports tool calling for API integrations and automation.
Last updated: June 01, 2026 • View methodology →