Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Claude 4 Haiku
Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.
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Claude 3.5 Haiku
Anthropic
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Claude 4 Haiku
Anthropic
Capability radar
Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value
Claude 3.5 HaikuClaude 4 Haiku
| Metric | Claude 3.5 Haiku | Claude 4 Haiku |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price / 1M | $0.80 | $0.80 |
| Output Price / 1M | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| Combined Price / 1M | $4.80 | $4.80 |
| Context Window | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Coding Score | 78 | 83 |
| Reasoning Score | 80 | 84 |
| Vision Score | 75 | 78 |
| Audio | No | No |
| Streaming | Yes | Yes |
| Function Calling | Yes | Yes |
| Latency Tier | fast | fast |
| Release Date | 10/22/2024 | 5/22/2025 |
Claude 3.5 Haiku — Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Low latency
- Good writing quality
Weaknesses
- Smaller context than competitors
Claude 4 Haiku — Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Fast and cheap
- Improved over 3.5 Haiku
Weaknesses
- Not for hardest reasoning tasks
Use Case Verdicts
Enterprise Use
Claude 4 Haiku combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.
Agent Workflows
Claude 4 Haiku is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.