Model comparison

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Claude Opus 4.6 Fast

Compare Claude 3.5 Haiku (Anthropic) and Claude Opus 4.6 Fast (Anthropic) by price, context, capabilities, and latency.

Which should you pick?

  • Price: Claude 3.5 Haiku is cheaper ($0.152 / 1M tokens input / $0.752 / 1M tokens output) vs Claude Opus 4.6 Fast ($5.64 / 1M tokens input / $28.21 / 1M tokens output).

Side by side

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Claude Opus 4.6 Fast — full comparison

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

ModelProviderInputOutputContextCapabilitiesBest forLatencyStatusSource
Claude 3.5 Haikuanthropic/claude-3.5-haikuAnthropic$0.152 / 1M tokens$0.752 / 1M tokens
Streaming
General chat via Anthropic, API workloads1000-3000msCatalogPlatform curated
Claude Opus 4.6 Fastanthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fastAnthropic$5.64 / 1M tokens$28.21 / 1M tokens
Streaming
General chat via Anthropic, API workloads1000-3000msCatalogPlatform curated

FAQ

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Claude Opus 4.6 Fast FAQ

Is Claude 3.5 Haiku or Claude Opus 4.6 Fast cheaper?

Claude 3.5 Haiku is cheaper ($0.152 / 1M tokens input / $0.752 / 1M tokens output) vs Claude Opus 4.6 Fast ($5.64 / 1M tokens input / $28.21 / 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 3.5 Haiku or Claude Opus 4.6 Fast?

Both offer the same context window: — tokens.

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Claude Opus 4.6 Fast for High quality: which should I pick?

Both target High quality. Pick Claude 3.5 Haiku to optimize cost, or Claude 3.5 Haiku for the longer context window. Test both on real prompts before committing production traffic.