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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Claude Opus 4 (latest)

The Claude Haiku 4.5 offers a larger output token capacity and lower pricing compared to the Claude Opus 4. While the Haiku model is ideal for tasks requiring deep analysis and understanding with its extensive context window and affordable pricing, the Opus model shines in applications demanding complex language understanding and multimodal processing. Choose the Haiku for cost-effective deep analysis or the Opus for cutting-edge language understanding and multimodal tasks.

Quick Overview

Claude Haiku 4.5

Anthropic

200K tokens context • $1.00 / $5.00 per 1M tokens

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Claude Opus 4 (latest)

Anthropic

200K tokens context • $15.00 / $75.00 per 1M tokens

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Detailed Comparison

Specification
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Opus 4 (latest)
Provider
Anthropic
Anthropic
Context Window
200K tokens
200K tokens
Max Output Tokens
64K tokens
32K tokens
Input Pricing (per 1M tokens)
$1.00
$15.00
Output Pricing (per 1M tokens)
$5.00
$75.00
Release Date
Oct 2025
May 2025

Capabilities

Capability
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Opus 4 (latest)
Text Generation
Vision
Function Calling
Advanced Reasoning
File Attachments

Which Model Should You Choose?

Choose Claude Haiku 4.5 if:

  • • Cost efficiency is a priority

Choose Claude Opus 4 (latest) if: