ClaudevsGemini

Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, task quality, and projected cost at higher scale.

Pricing

Side-by-side pricing

Claude Haiku 4.5

Fast / Budget

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Fast / Budget
Input $/MTok
$1.00
$0.10
Output $/MTok
$5.00
$0.40
Cache discount
90% off
90% off
Context
200K
1,048.576K

Quality

Task confidence comparison

Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
72
vs
0
Code Review
70
vs
0
Summarization
82
vs
0
Q&A
86
vs
0
Extraction
88
vs
0
Reasoning
65
vs
0
Classification
90
vs
0
Creative Writing
60
vs
0
Claude Haiku 4.5
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Guidance

When to use Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Choose Claude Haiku 4.5 when...

  • Similar performance; consider provider preference or ecosystem fit.

Choose Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite when...

  • -Cost matters: 90% cheaper on input tokens
  • -You need a larger context window (1,048.576K vs 200K)

At scale

Cost at scale

Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Claude Haiku 4.5
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
100K tokens
$0.22
$0.02Cheaper
1M tokens
$2.20
$0.19Cheaper
10M tokens
$22.00
$1.90Cheaper

FAQ

When should I use Claude Haiku 4.5 instead of Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite?

Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite perform similarly across all tracked tasks. Pick based on pricing and provider preference.

Is Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5?

Yes. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite input costs $0.10/MTok vs $1.00/MTok for Claude Haiku 4.5, saving 90% on input.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite?

Claude Haiku 4.5 has a 200K token context window. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has a 1,048.576K token context window.

Track your real costs

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