Model comparison

Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Claude Opus 4.6

Compare Claude Haiku 5.5 (Anthropic) and Claude Opus 4.6 (Anthropic) by price, context, capabilities, and latency.

Which should you pick?

  • Price: Claude Haiku 5.5 is cheaper ($0.1 / 1M tokens input / $0.5 / 1M tokens output) vs Claude Opus 4.6 ($5 / 1M tokens input / $25 / 1M tokens output).

Side by side

Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Claude Opus 4.6 — full comparison

Compare price, provider, context, capabilities, latency, and source basis.

ModelProviderInputOutputContextCapabilitiesBest forLatencyStatusSource
Claude Haiku 5.5anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5AnthropicStarting at $0.1 / 1M tokens$0.5 / 1M tokens1M
StreamingTool callingJSON modeVision
image understanding, multimodal chat1321-2017msCatalogPlatform curated
Claude Opus 4.6anthropic/claude-opus-4.6Anthropic$5 / 1M tokens$25 / 1M tokens1M
StreamingTool callingJSON modeVision
image understanding, multimodal chat1930-4195msCatalogPlatform curated

FAQ

Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Claude Opus 4.6 FAQ

Is Claude Haiku 5.5 or Claude Opus 4.6 cheaper?

Claude Haiku 5.5 is cheaper ($0.1 / 1M tokens input / $0.5 / 1M tokens output) vs Claude Opus 4.6 ($5 / 1M tokens input / $25 / 1M tokens output). Actual cost depends on your input/output token mix — estimate it with the pricing calculator.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Haiku 5.5 or Claude Opus 4.6?

Both offer the same context window: 1M tokens.

Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Claude Opus 4.6 for Vision: which should I pick?

Both target Vision. Pick Claude Haiku 5.5 to optimize cost, or Claude Haiku 5.5 for the longer context window. Test both on real prompts before committing production traffic.