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Claude Haiku 4.5 pricing for pdf summarization

$0.0225 per call at 15,000 input / 1,500 output tokens.

Per call

$0.0225

10K calls/mo

$225

Cache savings

90% off input

Batch savings

50% off all

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Estimated cost

Monthly cost
$225
10,000 calls/month
Cost per call$0.0225
Daily cost$8
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=1500,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.0225 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 pdf summarization benchmarks. Hover for details.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.006000Gemini 3 Flash$0.0120Claude Haiku 4.5$0.0225GPT 5.6 Luna$0.0240Gemini 3.5 Flash$0.0360Claude Sonnet 5$0.0450Gemini 3.1 Pro$0.0480GPT 5.4$0.0600GPT 5.6 Terra$0.0600Claude Sonnet 4.6$0.0675Claude Opus 4.8$0.1125GPT 5.5$0.1200GPT 5.6 Sol$0.1200Claude Fable 5$0.2250

Cheapest viable option: Gemini 3 Flash at $0.0120/call (47% less, 83/100 quality).

Complete Claude Haiku 4.5 pricing breakdown

Standard token rates

Direction$/MTokTokens per call
Input$1.0015,000
Output$5.001,500

Prompt caching: 90% off input tokens

Caching drops input cost from $1.00 to $0.10/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.0135 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$0.0225$225$90$135
50,000 calls$0.0225$1,125$450$675
100,000 calls$0.0225$2,250$900$1,350
500,000 calls$0.0225$11,250$4,500$6,750
1,000,000 calls$0.0225$22,500$9,000$13,500

Claude Haiku 4.5 quality benchmarks for pdf summarization

Claude Haiku 4.5 is a solid pick for pdf summarization

Scores 82/100 (rank #5 of 14). Good balance of quality and cost for pdf summarization.

Top-ranked: GPT 5.6 Terra (92/100) at $0.0600/call

Performance across all task types

Claude Haiku 4.5 scores by task type. PDF Summarization highlighted.

Classification90Extraction88Q&A86Summarization *82Code Generation72Code Review70Reasoning65Creative Writing60
Task typeConfidence scoreRank out of 14
Classification90/100#2
Extraction88/100#2
Q&A86/100#4
Summarization(current page)82/100#5
Code Generation72/100#6
Code Review70/100#7
Reasoning65/100#7
Creative Writing60/100#7

Alternative models for pdf summarization

12 models score 80+ on pdf summarization benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: Gemini 3 Flash (47% less, 83/100 quality).

ModelProviderInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokQualityPer callvs Claude
Gemini 3 FlashGemini$0.50$3.0083/100$0.012047% cheaper
GPT 5.6 LunaGPT$1.00$6.0084/100$0.02407% more
Gemini 3.5 FlashGemini$1.50$9.0085/100$0.036060% more
Claude Sonnet 5Claude$2.00$10.0091/100$0.0450100% more
Gemini 3.1 ProGemini$2.00$12.0087/100$0.0480113% more
GPT 5.4GPT$2.50$15.0091/100$0.0600167% more
GPT 5.6 TerraGPT$2.50$15.0092/100$0.0600167% more
Claude Sonnet 4.6Claude$3.00$15.0090/100$0.0675200% more
Claude Opus 4.8Claude$5.00$25.0088/100$0.1125400% more
GPT 5.5GPT$5.00$30.0089/100$0.1200433% more
GPT 5.6 SolGPT$5.00$30.0090/100$0.1200433% more
Claude Fable 5Claude$10.00$50.0090/100$0.2250900% 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.

Code Generation

$0.0220/call

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

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 pdf summarization per API call?

$0.0225 per call at 15,000 input / 1,500 output tokens.

Is Claude Haiku 4.5 the best model for pdf summarization?

Scores 82/100, rank #5 of 14 models. Top-ranked: GPT 5.6 Terra at 92/100.

What is the cheapest model for pdf summarization with good quality?

Gemini 3 Flash scores 83/100 quality at $0.50/$3.00 per MTok. That is 47% less than Claude Haiku 4.5 per call.

How can I reduce my Claude Haiku 4.5 costs for pdf summarization?

Three strategies: prompt caching (90% off input), batch API (50% off all tokens), prompt optimization. Combined: $0.0225 drops to about $0.001125 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 pdf summarization calls use 15,000 plus 1,500 tokens, well within limits.

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