Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Claude Opus 5
At a Glance
| Compare | Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic | Claude Opus 5Anthropic |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency | ||
| IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v4.4 | #41 of 579.3 score · 2/3 sources · provisional · missing LiveBench · full-core range 6.2–39.6 | UnrankedNot in the 57-model eligible cohort |
| Pricing and Limits | ||
| Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | $1.00Anthropic ↗ · Sep 3, 2026 | $5.00Anthropic ↗ · Sep 3, 2026 |
| Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | $5.00Anthropic ↗ · Sep 3, 2026 | $25.00Anthropic ↗ · Sep 3, 2026 |
| Context windowMaximum documented tokens | 200K | 1,000K |
| Model facts checked | Aug 28, 2026View model evidence → | Aug 28, 2026View model evidence → |
Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Claude Opus 5 |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-1verified-v1-613c385b0c93 · verified_score · leader | 47.6749% of row best · percent · Claude Haiku 4.5 (Thinking 32K) | 97.50100% of row best · percent · Claude Opus 5 (Max) |
| ARC-AGI-2verified-v2-be40992860f9 · verified_score · leader | 4.034% of row best · percent · Claude Haiku 4.5 (Thinking 32K) | 90.42100% of row best · percent · Claude Opus 5 (Max) |
| LMArena Document Arenadocument-2026-09-13-a64ca3b12b6e · arena_rating · leader | 1,419.9794% of row best · rating · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001; 95% CI [1414.09579972, 1425.83505080]; votes 34677; rank 37 | 1,516.27100% of row best · rating · claude-opus-5-high; 95% CI [1509.24512533, 1523.28765667]; votes 8794; rank 1 |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 0 benchmark wins | 3 benchmark winsOverall lead |
Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Claude Opus 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Family | Claude 4 5 | Claude 5 |
| Model | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Claude Opus 5 |
| Version | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Claude Opus 5 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2025-10-15 | 2026-07-24 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 200K | 1,000K |
| Total parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | Unknown | Unknown |
| Open weights | No | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | No | No |
| Provider access | Anthropic (Standard), Deepinfra (Standard) | Anthropic (Standard), Deepinfra (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
Claude Haiku 4.5 Capabilities
Claude Opus 5 Capabilities
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Claude Opus 5 FAQs
Is Claude Haiku 4.5 or Claude Opus 5 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Claude Haiku 4.5 and Claude Opus 5, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Claude Opus 5?+
Claude Haiku 4.5 is $1.00 and Claude Opus 5 is $5.00 per million tokens, so Claude Haiku 4.5 is cheaper on this metric. Claude Haiku 4.5 is $5.00 and Claude Opus 5 is $25.00 per million tokens, so Claude Haiku 4.5 is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Claude Opus 5?+
Claude Opus 5 has the larger sourced context window. Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 200,000 tokens and Claude Opus 5 supports 1,000,000 tokens.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Claude Opus 5?+
Claude Opus 5 leads the current overall benchmark count. The result uses 3 protocol-matched benchmarks from 2 publishers; it is not a universal quality score.
Can Claude Haiku 4.5 or Claude Opus 5 be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same sourced self-hosting status: unsupported. Claude Haiku 4.5 is not marked open weight; Claude Opus 5 is not marked open weight.
Can Claude Haiku 4.5 and Claude Opus 5 understand images?+
Claude Haiku 4.5 is documented with image input; Claude Opus 5 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Claude Opus 5?+
Claude Opus 5 has the larger sourced maximum output. Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 64,000 tokens and Claude Opus 5 supports 128,000 tokens.
Do Claude Haiku 4.5 and Claude Opus 5 support reasoning and tool use?+
Claude Haiku 4.5: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Claude Opus 5: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Claude Opus 5?+
Claude Haiku 4.5 has 2 sourced provider routes; Claude Opus 5 has 3, so Claude Opus 5 has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Claude Opus 5?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.