Claude 3 Opus vs Claude 4 Haiku
Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.
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Claude 3 Opus
Anthropic
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Claude 4 Haiku
Anthropic
Capability radar
Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value
Claude 3 OpusClaude 4 Haiku
| Metric | Claude 3 Opus | Claude 4 Haiku |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price / 1M | $15.00 | $0.80 |
| Output Price / 1M | $75.00 | $4.00 |
| Combined Price / 1M | $90.00 | $4.80 |
| Context Window | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Coding Score | 90 | 83 |
| Reasoning Score | 91 | 84 |
| Vision Score | 85 | 78 |
| Audio | No | No |
| Streaming | Yes | Yes |
| Function Calling | Yes | Yes |
| Latency Tier | standard | fast |
| Release Date | 3/4/2024 | 5/22/2025 |
Claude 3 Opus — Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Exceptional writing
- Proven reliability
Weaknesses
- Superseded by Claude 4
- High cost
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 3 Opus combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.
Agent Workflows
Claude 3 Opus is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.