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Claude Haiku 4.5 pricing for code generation

$0.0220 per call at 2,000 input / 4,000 output tokens.

Per call

$0.0220

10K calls/mo

$220

Cache savings

90% off input

Batch savings

50% off all

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Estimated cost

Monthly cost
$220
10,000 calls/month
Cost per call$0.022
Daily cost$7
Input rate$1.00/MTok
Output rate$5.00/MTok
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Quick start

Call Claude Haiku 4.5 with the Anthropic Python SDK:

from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic()
response = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-haiku-4-5",
    max_tokens=4000,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.0220 per call at standard rates
# Input:  $1.00/MTok
# Output: $5.00/MTok

How Claude Haiku 4.5 compares on cost

Per-call cost for all models scoring 50+ on code generation benchmarks. Hover for details.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.006500Gemini 3 Flash$0.0130Claude Haiku 4.5$0.0220GPT 5.6 Luna$0.0260Gemini 3.5 Flash$0.0390Claude Sonnet 5$0.0440Gemini 3.1 Pro$0.0520GPT 5.4$0.0650GPT 5.6 Terra$0.0650Claude Sonnet 4.6$0.0660Claude Opus 4.8$0.1100GPT 5.5$0.1300GPT 5.6 Sol$0.1300Claude Fable 5$0.2200

Cheapest viable option: Claude Sonnet 5 at $0.0440/call (-100% less, 93/100 quality).

Complete Claude Haiku 4.5 pricing breakdown

Standard token rates

Direction$/MTokTokens per call
Input$1.002,000
Output$5.004,000

Prompt caching: 90% off input tokens

Caching drops input cost from $1.00 to $0.10/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.001800 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$0.0220$220$202$18
50,000 calls$0.0220$1,100$1,010$90
100,000 calls$0.0220$2,200$2,020$180
500,000 calls$0.0220$11,000$10,100$900
1,000,000 calls$0.0220$22,000$20,200$1,800

Claude Haiku 4.5 quality benchmarks for code generation

Consider alternatives for code generation

Scores 72/100 (rank #6 of 14). Better options exist at similar price points for code generation.

Top-ranked: Claude Fable 5 (96/100) at $0.2200/call

Performance across all task types

Claude Haiku 4.5 scores by task type. Code Generation highlighted.

Classification90Extraction88Q&A86Summarization82Code Generation *72Code Review70Reasoning65Creative Writing60
Task typeConfidence scoreRank out of 14
Classification90/100#2
Extraction88/100#2
Q&A86/100#4
Summarization82/100#5
Code Generation(current page)72/100#6
Code Review70/100#7
Reasoning65/100#7
Creative Writing60/100#7

Alternative models for code generation

9 models score 80+ on code generation benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: Claude Sonnet 5 (-100% less, 93/100 quality).

ModelProviderInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokQualityPer callvs Claude
Claude Sonnet 5Claude$2.00$10.0093/100$0.0440100% more
Gemini 3.1 ProGemini$2.00$12.0086/100$0.0520136% more
GPT 5.4GPT$2.50$15.0084/100$0.0650195% more
GPT 5.6 TerraGPT$2.50$15.0086/100$0.0650195% more
Claude Sonnet 4.6Claude$3.00$15.0092/100$0.0660200% more
Claude Opus 4.8Claude$5.00$25.0095/100$0.1100400% more
GPT 5.5GPT$5.00$30.0091/100$0.1300491% more
GPT 5.6 SolGPT$5.00$30.0094/100$0.1300491% more
Claude Fable 5Claude$10.00$50.0096/100$0.2200900% more

About Claude Haiku 4.5

Provider

Claude

Tier

Fast / Budget

Context

200K tokens

Released

Oct 2025

Other models from Claude

ModelTierInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokContext
Claude Opus 4.8Flagship$5.00$25.00200K
Claude Sonnet 4.6Mid-tier$3.00$15.00200K
Claude Sonnet 5Mid-tier$2.00$10.00200K
Claude Fable 5Flagship$10.00$50.001,000K

You can compare Claude Haiku 4.5 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.

Claude Haiku 4.5 pricing for other use cases

See how Claude Haiku 4.5 costs change across different workload types.

Unit Test Generation

$0.0280/call

SQL Generation

$0.006500/call

API Generation

$0.0330/call

Code Refactoring

$0.0240/call

Code Review

$0.0150/call

PR Review

$0.0230/call

Security Review

$0.0185/call

Bug Detection

$0.0150/call

Document Summarization

$0.0150/call

PDF Summarization

$0.0225/call

Meeting Notes

$0.0180/call

Email Summarization

$0.005500/call

Chatbot

$0.007000/call

RAG Pipeline

$0.0135/call

Customer Support Bot

$0.008000/call

FAQ Bot

$0.005500/call

Data Extraction

$0.009000/call

JSON Extraction

$0.007000/call

Invoice Parsing

$0.005000/call

Resume Parsing

$0.006500/call

Chain of Thought

$0.0280/call

Legal Analysis

$0.0300/call

Math Reasoning

$0.0165/call

Financial Analysis

$0.0280/call

Content Moderation

$0.001000/call

Sentiment Analysis

$0.001000/call

Categorization

$0.001550/call

Intent Detection

$0.000800/call

Copywriting

$0.0105/call

Blog Writing

$0.0410/call

Marketing Copy

$0.0158/call

Product Descriptions

$0.008000/call

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Claude Haiku 4.5 cost for code generation per API call?

$0.0220 per call at 2,000 input / 4,000 output tokens.

Is Claude Haiku 4.5 the best model for code generation?

Scores 72/100, rank #6 of 14 models. Top-ranked: Claude Fable 5 at 96/100.

What is the cheapest model for code generation with good quality?

Claude Sonnet 5 scores 93/100 quality at $2.00/$10.00 per MTok. That is -100% less than Claude Haiku 4.5 per call.

How can I reduce my Claude Haiku 4.5 costs for code generation?

Three strategies: prompt caching (90% off input), batch API (50% off all tokens), prompt optimization. Combined: $0.0220 drops to about $0.001100 per call.

How does Claude Haiku 4.5 pricing compare to other Claude models?

Claude also offers: Claude Opus 4.8 at $5.00/$25.00, Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3.00/$15.00, Claude Sonnet 5 at $2.00/$10.00, Claude Fable 5 at $10.00/$50.00.

What context window does Claude Haiku 4.5 support?

200K tokens total. Typical code generation calls use 2,000 plus 4,000 tokens, well within limits.

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