Claude Haiku 4.5
· verified October 14, 2026
public free paid api in Generator speed value
Provider
Statuspublic
AA Intelligence Index16.9 (official, read October 14, 2026)
Released2025-10-15
Context window200K
Modalitiesn/a
API price $/1M (in / out)$1 / $5 (OpenRouter)
Speedn/a
AccessAll Claude tiers · cheapest Claude via API
In one line
Fastest and cheapest of the line - quick answers, classification, high-volume light tasks.
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