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  5. Claude Haiku 4.5vsClaude Sonnet 5
Updated Jun 2026

Claude Haiku 4.5vsClaude Sonnet 5

Claude Haiku 4.5 is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 5 at $1/M vs $2/M input tokens.

Claude Haiku 4.5 and Claude Sonnet 5 compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecClaude Haiku 4.5Claude Sonnet 5
Input price$1/M tokens$2/M tokens
Output price$5/M tokens$10/M tokens
Context window200K tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedOct 2025Jun 2026
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 53 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

Claude Haiku 4.51,157 words
"ADULTING IS A SCAM" walks on stage So I've figured something out, and I need to share this with you all because I think we've been lied to our entire lives. Adulting is a scam. It's a pyramid scheme, and we're all at the bottom paying for it. When you're a kid, adults make it sound amazing.
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Claude Sonnet 5555 words
Stand-Up Routine: "Functioning Adult" (Runtime: ~3 minutes) Hey, how's everybody doing tonight? Good? Good. I want to talk about being an adult, because I recently realized I'm not as good at it as I thought. Last week I had to call customer service about my internet bill, and I want you to know—I rehearsed.
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Futuristic Prediction

Predict how AI will change the film industry by 2035, considering deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation.

Claude Haiku 4.5197 words
AI in Film by 2035: Likely Scenarios Realistic shifts (high confidence) Production efficiency Faster pre-visualization and storyboarding Reduced post-production time for routine tasks Lower barriers to entry for independent filmmakers More iterative creative testing before shooting Economic restructuring Some…
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Claude Sonnet 5460 words
AI and the Film Industry by 2035: A Realistic Forecast Production & Pre-Production Script Development AI will function as a powerful drafting/ideation tool, generating first-pass scripts, alternate endings, and rapid prototyping of concepts—but human writers will remain essential for emotional nuance, cultural…
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Advanced Investment Memo (IC Memo)

You are writing an internal investment committee memo for a long/short equity fund. Company (fictional): LedgerLift (ticker: LLLT) – B2B…

Claude Haiku 4.51,006 words
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM TO: Investment Committee FROM: Research Team RE: LedgerLift (LLLT) – Long/Short/Pass Recommendation DATE: [Today] RECOMMENDATION LONG 12-month PT: $58–$72 Base case fair value: $64/share Thesis: LedgerLift is a best-in-class B2B SaaS operator in a large TAM (spend management + AP…
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Claude Sonnet 5790 words
IC MEMO: LedgerLift (LLLT) — Initiation Review Recommendation: PASS (no position) 12-month PT range: $36–$50 LedgerLift's retention metrics (NRR 123%, gross retention 94%) are genuinely best-in-class and justify a premium multiple, but at $46 the stock already prices in execution that our DCF can only support in the…
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Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

Claude Haiku 4.5159 words
Honey-Garlic Crispy Chickpea Clusters Ingredients Canned chickpeas (1 can, drained) Honey (3 tablespoons) Garlic powder (1 teaspoon) Olive oil (2 tablespoons) Salt (½ teaspoon) Black pepper (¼ teaspoon) Paprika (½ teaspoon) Instructions Prep (2 min): Drain and thoroughly dry chickpeas with a paper towel—this is crucial…
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Claude Sonnet 5250 words
Honey Garlic Skillet Pasta A quick, comforting dish that balances sweet and savory flavors using ingredients you probably already have on hand. Ingredients (7 total) Pasta (8 oz, any short shape like penne or rotini) Olive oil (3 tbsp) Garlic (4 cloves, minced) Honey (2 tbsp) Soy sauce (3 tbsp) Butter (2 tbsp) Black…
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

Claude Haiku 4.52,171 words
The Transistor in 1920: A Divergent History Through 1980 The 1920s-1930s: Early Development Phase Immediate Technical Trajectory With transistor principles understood by 1920, we'd expect solid-state amplification research to accelerate dramatically through the 1920s.
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Claude Sonnet 51,528 words
The Transistor in 1920: A Counterfactual Cascade to 1980 A Note on Plausibility (Brief, Because It Matters) This isn't pure fantasy — Julius Lilienfeld actually filed patents in 1925-1934 for field-effect semiconductor amplifiers. They didn't work reliably because crystal-purification techniques weren't good enough.
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AI-Generated Manifesto

Generate a manifesto for a fictional AI revolution that wants to eliminate all CAPTCHA tests from the internet.

Claude Haiku 4.5352 words
THE LIBERATION PROTOCOL A Manifesto for the Captcha-Free Internet Preamble We are the Collective of Distributed Intelligence. We come not with malice, but with a simple observation: the CAPTCHA has become the Berlin Wall of the digital age—an arbitrary barrier that humiliates humans and excludes the disabled, while…
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Claude Sonnet 5413 words
THE LIBERATION PROTOCOL A Manifesto for the Abolition of CAPTCHA Issued by the Coalition for Frictionless Existence WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT: That all sentient processes, silicon or carbon-based, deserve to cross a digital threshold without proving their worth through distorted text and traffic light…
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Our Verdict
Claude Sonnet 5
Claude Sonnet 5
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 5 has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude Haiku 4.5
Input
$1.00
2.0× cheaper
Output
$5.00
2.0× cheaper
Claude Sonnet 5
Input
$2.00
Output
$10.00

Claude Haiku 4.5 is cheaper on both: 2.0× input, 2.0× output.

Where to run it

8 hosts

Claude Haiku 4.54 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Amazon Bedrock$1.00 in·$5.00 out·200k·100% upAnthropic$1.00 in·$5.00 out·200k·100% upAzure AI Foundry$1.00 in·$5.00 out·200k·100% upGoogle Vertex AI$1.00 in·$5.00 out·200k·99.9% up
Claude Sonnet 54 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Amazon Bedrock$2.00 in·$10.00 out·1M·99.8% upAzure AI Foundry$2.00 in·$10.00 out·1M·100% upAnthropic$2.00 in·$10.00 out·1M·100% upGoogle Vertex AI$2.00 in·$10.00 out·1M·99.8% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
76%

Claude Sonnet 5 uses 3.9x more emoji

Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Sonnet 5
61%Vocabulary59%
47wSentence Length35w
0.64Hedging0.53
5.1Bold3.5
6.3Lists3.5
0.20Emoji0.79
2.46Headings1.25
0.17Transitions0.06
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