Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 at $0.3/M vs $1/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $5/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct costs 8.3x less per token.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 3.3× input, 8.3× output
Claude Haiku 4.5 uses 20.4x more emoji
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 at $0.3/M vs $1/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $5/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct costs 8.3x less per token.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 3.3× input, 8.3× output
Claude Haiku 4.5 uses 20.4x more emoji