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Claude Haiku 5.5 — low vs max

low leads on average score with 8.6 vs 8.5. low has the lower benchmark cost at $0.061 vs $0.509. low is faster at 7.51s vs 61.71s, with pass rates of 76.8% vs 85.5%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-07

Compared models

Rank
#64
Total Output Tokens
61,650
Response Time (avg)
7.51s
Total Cost
$0.061
Rank
#70
Total Output Tokens
919,699
Response Time (avg)
61.71s
Total Cost
$0.509
Recommended model low

It has the best score here (8.6), while costing about 8.4x less than Claude Haiku 5.5 (max).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Haiku 5.5 Claude Haiku 5.5 low Release: 2026-10-07 Claude Haiku 5.5 Claude Haiku 5.5 max Release: 2026-10-07
Score 8.6 8.5
Rank #64 #70
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.9 9.6
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 76.8% 85.5%
Flaky tests 3 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.378 2.677
Total Cost $0.061 $0.509
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.500 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.010 / 1M $0.010 / 1M
Cache Write Price $0.125 / 1M $0.125 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 296,301 487,516
Output Tokens 10,672 10,212
Reasoning Tokens 50,978 909,487
Response Time (avg) 7.51s 61.71s
Response Time (max) 44.43s 288.94s
Response Time (total) 172.74s 1419.40s
Parameters ~50B ~50B
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#64 Claude Haiku 5.5

low
Cost
$0.001
Time
7.4s
Tokens
1,851 tok

#70 Claude Haiku 5.5

max
OpenRouter returned no showcase content (finish_reason: error).
Cost
$0.000
Time
164.5s
Tokens
0 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Haiku 5.5 7.9 7.5 77.8% 1 7.30s 10,608 531 11,618
Claude Haiku 5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 55.87s 10,608 532 125,988

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