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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Claude Sonnet 5
Live dataset updated 9/22/2026, 9:31:46 PM UTC
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|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #70 | #26 |
| Index score | 61.3 | 78.5 |
| Evidence | Measured3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards | Measured4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards |
| Input / 1M | $1.00 | $2.00 |
| Output / 1M | $5.00 | $10.00 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 200K | 1M |
| Providers | 4 | 5 |
| Weight access | API only | API only |
Decision facts
- Claude Haiku 4.5 is #70; Claude Sonnet 5 is #26 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 61.3 for Claude Haiku 4.5 and 78.5 for Claude Sonnet 5. Their published uncertainty intervals do not overlap, but the aggregate Index does not predict performance on every task; compare the relevant benchmark configurations before choosing.
- Both positions use Measured evidence.
- Listed output price per 1M tokens is $5.00 for Claude Haiku 4.5 and $10.00 for Claude Sonnet 5. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $4.50 for Claude Haiku 4.5 versus $9.00 for Claude Sonnet 5. Claude Haiku 4.5 costs 50.0% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.
- Published context is 200,000 tokens for Claude Haiku 4.5 and 1,000,000 for Claude Sonnet 5.
- ModelCap currently lists 4 providers for Claude Haiku 4.5 and 5 for Claude Sonnet 5.
These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.
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