AnthropicVerified Active: October 15, 2026

Claude Haiku 5.5API Pricing & Specifications

Anthropic's ultra-efficient subagent model with up to 90% price cut for high-frequency extraction, agentic routing, and classification.

📊 Core Specifications & Pricing Rates

Standard Input
$0.10 / 1M tokens
Standard Output
$0.50 / 1M tokens
Cached Input
$0.0100 / 1M tokens
Cache Write
$0.13 / 1M tokens
Context Window
200K (200,000 tokens)
Max Output Tokens
64,000 tokens
Supported Capabilities:✓ Vision✓ Function Calling / Tools✓ JSON ModeStandard Inference
⚡ Tiered Context Threshold: For prompts > 100K tokens, input rate steps up to $0.50/1M, output steps up to $2.50/1M, cached read steps up to $0.05/1M, and cache write steps up to $0.63/1M.
đŸ“Ļ Asynchronous Batch API Supported: Official provider documentation offers a 50% discount on non-streaming 24h batch requests.

Live Workload Cost Estimator: Claude Haiku 5.5

Adjust token volumes to simulate your exact monthly API bill.

Interactive Simulation
ℹī¸ Context Tier Threshold: Standard rate is $0.10 in / $0.50 out (≤100K). Requests exceeding 100K tokens reprice to $0.50 in / $2.50 out / $0.05 cached / $0.63 write per 1M.
Estimated 60% repeated context
Estimated Total Monthly Cost
$6.73/ month
$0.00027 per API request(Saves $2.03/mo with caching)
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💡 Estimated Monthly Workload Scenarios

High-Frequency Agentic Task Routing

$77.50/mo

500,000 subagent classification queries (800 input, 150 output)

500,000 requests â€ĸ 800 in / 150 out

⚖ī¸ Head-to-Head Competitor Comparisons

Claude Haiku 5.5 vs. GPT-6 Luna

Identical $0.10/$0.50 rate point; Haiku 5.5 excels at strict JSON extraction, while GPT-6 Luna is optimized for sub-second classification.

Identical baseline token ratesView GPT-6 Luna →

📜 Historical Price Changes & Updates

2026-10-15
Claude Haiku 5.5 launched with up to 90% price cut: $0.10/$0.50 per 1M tokens for prompts under 100K.

🔗 Verified Primary Sources

All pricing, token limits, and capabilities are cross-checked against official provider documentation and live API endpoints.

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