AI Model Profile
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5 is Anthropic's Haiku-tier model described in official docs as the fastest current model with near-frontier intelligence.
Verification & Sources
- Status
- Verified
- Source links
- 3
- Freshness
- Needs recheck: verified June 18, 2026
- Last updated
- June 29, 2026
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Best for
Candidate for fast Claude API workflows, lighter agents, and cost-sensitive business automation.
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Strengths
Official docs list the lowest Claude pricing among the latest comparison table and fastest comparative latency.
Weaknesses
This profile does not claim it matches Opus or Sonnet on complex tasks; validate on target workloads.
Agent suitability
Candidate for lightweight or high-volume agent subtasks where latency and cost matter.
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Full Model Notes
Claude Haiku 4.5 is Anthropic’s Haiku-tier model described in official docs as the fastest current model with near-frontier intelligence.
Coding notes
Evaluate on coding subtasks rather than assuming frontier coding depth.
Reasoning notes
Official docs list extended thinking support, but not adaptive thinking for Haiku 4.5.
Creative notes
Supports text and image input according to Anthropic Claude docs.
Research notes
Candidate for shorter research and classification tasks with source review.
API pricing notes
$1 input MTok and $5 output MTok in Anthropic model overview as checked on 2026-06-18.
License notes
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