Claude · Fast / Budget · 1M context window

Claude Haiku 5.5 pricing for blog writing

$0.004100 per call at 1,000 input / 8,000 output tokens.

Per call

$0.004100

10K calls/mo

$41

Cache savings

90% off input

Batch savings

50% off all

Calculate your Claude Haiku 5.5 costs

Adjust token counts, volume, and discount toggles to model your blog writing spend. Prices verified daily against provider pricing pages.

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Estimated cost

Monthly cost
$41
10,000 calls/month
Cost per call$0.004100
Daily cost$1
Input rate$0.10/MTok
Output rate$0.50/MTok
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Quick start

Call Claude Haiku 5.5 with the Anthropic Python SDK:

from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic()
response = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-haiku-5-5",
    max_tokens=8000,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.004100 per call at standard rates
# Input:  $0.10/MTok
# Output: $0.50/MTok

What drives blog writing cost

The most output-heavy use case tracked here. A brief of a few hundred tokens produces an article of several thousand, so output pricing is essentially the entire cost and input rate is noise. Generating section by section rather than whole-article gives you more control over both quality and spend, at the cost of more calls.

For Claude Haiku 5.5 specifically, that means output tokens cost 5.0x more than input, at $0.50 vs $0.10 per MTok. At this use case’s 1,000/8,000 token split, output accounts for 98% of the $0.004100 per-call cost.

Complete Claude Haiku 5.5 pricing breakdown

Standard token rates

Direction$/MTokTokens per call
Input$0.101,000
Output$0.508,000

Prompt caching: 90% off input tokens

Caching drops input cost from $0.10 to $0.01/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.000090 per call.

Batch API: 50% off all tokens

Submit requests asynchronously and receive 50% off all token costs. This works best for offline pipelines where latency requirements are flexible.

Monthly cost projections

Monthly volumeCost per callStandard monthlyCached monthlyYou save with caching
10,000 calls$0.004100$41$40.1$0.9000
50,000 calls$0.004100$205$200.5$4.5
100,000 calls$0.004100$410$401$9
500,000 calls$0.004100$2,050$2,005$45
1,000,000 calls$0.004100$4,100$4,010$90

Claude Haiku 5.5 quality benchmarks for blog writing

Benchmark data for blog writing is pending for Claude Haiku 5.5. Test against your own evaluation suite before moving to production.

Benchmark data is not yet available for Claude Haiku 5.5. We recommend testing against your own evaluation criteria.

Alternative models for blog writing

11 models score 80+ on blog writing benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: Gemini 3.6 Flash (650% more, 76/100 quality).

ModelProviderInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokQualityPer callvs Claude
Gemini 3.6 FlashGemini$0.75$3.7576/100$0.0307650% more
Gemini 3.7 FlashGemini$0.75$3.7582/100$0.0307650% more
Gemini 3.8 FlashGemini$0.75$3.7583/100$0.0307650% more
Gemini 3.5 FlashGemini$1.50$9.0075/100$0.07351693% more
Gemini 3.1 ProGemini$2.00$12.0077/100$0.09802290% more
Grok 4.6Grok$2.00$6.0078/100$0.05001120% more
Grok 4.7Grok$2.00$6.0075/100$0.05001120% more
GPT 5.4GPT$2.50$15.0079/100$0.12252888% more
GPT 5.6 SolGPT$4.00$20.0076/100$0.16403900% more
Claude Opus 4.8Claude$5.00$25.0081/100$0.20504900% more
Claude Fable 5.1Claude$10.00$50.0078/100$0.41009900% more

About Claude Haiku 5.5

Provider

Claude

Tier

Fast / Budget

Context

1M tokens

Released

Oct 2026

Added by the model-onboarding job on 2026-10-08. Prices confirmed by the provider pricing page and the LiteLLM cross-check. Release date from the provider model list. Not yet benchmarked, so never recommended.

Other models from Claude

ModelTierInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokContext
Claude Opus 4.8Flagship$5.00$25.001M
Claude Sonnet 4.6Mid-tier$3.00$15.001M
Claude Haiku 4.5Fast / Budget$1.00$5.00200K
Claude Sonnet 5Mid-tier$2.00$10.001M
Claude Opus 5Flagship$5.00$25.001M
Claude Fable 5.1Flagship$10.00$50.001M
Claude Fable 5Flagship$10.00$50.001M
Claude Mythos 5.1Flagship$10.00$50.001M
Claude Mythos 5Flagship$10.00$50.001M
Claude Opus 4.7Flagship$5.00$25.001M
Claude Opus 4.6Flagship$5.00$25.001M
Claude Opus 4.5Flagship$5.00$25.00200K
Claude Opus 5.5Flagship$4.00$20.001M
Claude Sonnet 4.5Mid-tier$3.00$15.00200K
Claude Sonnet 5.5Mid-tier$2.00$10.001M

You can compare Claude Haiku 5.5 head-to-head against any other model on our model comparison pages, or track how pricing has changed over time on the pricing history tracker.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Claude Haiku 5.5 cost for blog writing per API call?

A typical blog writing call using Claude Haiku 5.5 costs about $0.004100 per call. This estimate uses 1,000 input tokens and 8,000 output tokens at standard rates. Standard rates are $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens.

Is Claude Haiku 5.5 the best model for blog writing?

Our benchmark data does not yet include a blog writing ranking for Claude Haiku 5.5. We recommend testing it against your own evaluation criteria before production usage.

What is the cheapest model for blog writing with good quality?

The most affordable model for blog writing above 80/100 quality is Gemini 3.6 Flash. It comes from Gemini at $0.75 per million input tokens. Output costs $3.75 per million tokens with a quality score of 76/100. Gemini 3.6 Flash costs more per call than Claude Haiku 5.5 but scores higher on quality benchmarks for this task type.

How can I reduce my Claude Haiku 5.5 costs for blog writing?

Three strategies lower Claude Haiku 5.5 costs for this task type effectively. Prompt caching gives a 90% discount on input tokens when reusing system prompts. The batch API gives 50% off all tokens for asynchronous processing workloads. Prompt optimization reduces token counts through more concise instructions and context windows. Combining caching with batching brings your cost from $0.004100 to about $0.000205 per call.

How does Claude Haiku 5.5 pricing compare to other Claude models?

Claude has 15 other models alongside Claude Haiku 5.5 today: Claude Opus 4.8 at $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3.00/$15.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), Claude Haiku 4.5 at $1.00/$5.00 per million tokens (fast / budget), Claude Sonnet 5 at $2.00/$10.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), Claude Opus 5 at $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Fable 5.1 at $10.00/$50.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Fable 5 at $10.00/$50.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Mythos 5.1 at $10.00/$50.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Mythos 5 at $10.00/$50.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Opus 4.7 at $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Opus 4.6 at $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Opus 4.5 at $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Opus 5.5 at $4.00/$20.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $3.00/$15.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), Claude Sonnet 5.5 at $2.00/$10.00 per million tokens (mid-tier). The right choice depends on whether your blog writing workload prioritizes quality, cost, or speed.

What context window does Claude Haiku 5.5 support?

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports a context window of 1M tokens per API call. This sets the maximum combined length of your input prompt and generated response. For blog writing, typical calls use 1,000 input and 8,000 output tokens. That is well within this limit, leaving room for longer prompts or multi-turn conversations.

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