Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Polaris Alpha
Compare Claude Haiku 4.5 by Anthropic against Polaris Alpha by OpenRouter, context windows of 200K vs 256K, tested across 35 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Polaris Alpha?
Claude Haiku 4.5 and Polaris Alpha are both competitive models. Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1/M input tokens vs $0/M for Polaris Alpha. Context windows: 200K vs 256K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Haiku 4.5 and Polaris Alpha
Claude Haiku 4.5 is made by anthropic while Polaris Alpha is from openrouter. Claude Haiku 4.5 has a 200K token context window compared to Polaris Alpha's 256K. On pricing, Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1/M input tokens vs $0/M for Polaris Alpha.
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