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Claude Haiku 5.5 (low) vs Claude Sonnet 5 (medium)

Claude Haiku 5.5 (low) leads on average score with 8.6 vs 8.5. Claude Haiku 5.5 (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.061 vs $1.438. Claude Haiku 5.5 (low) is faster at 7.51s vs 15.01s, with pass rates of 76.8% vs 76.8%.

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
#68
Total Output Tokens
73,018
Response Time (avg)
15.01s
Total Cost
$1.438
Recommended model Claude Haiku 5.5 (low)

It has the best score here (8.6), while costing about 23.8x less than Claude Sonnet 5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Haiku 5.5 Claude Haiku 5.5 low Release: 2026-10-07 Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 medium Release: 2026-06-30
Score 8.6 8.5
Rank #64 #68
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.9 9.1
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 76.8% 76.8%
Flaky tests 3 3
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.378 8.985
Total Cost $0.061 $1.438
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.500 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.010 / 1M $0.200 / 1M
Cache Write Price $0.125 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 296,301 353,658
Output Tokens 10,672 54,891
Reasoning Tokens 50,978 18,370
Response Time (avg) 7.51s 15.01s
Response Time (max) 44.43s 69.26s
Response Time (total) 172.74s 345.16s
Parameters ~50B ~1T total (~100B active)
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

#68 Claude Sonnet 5

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
6.4s
Tokens
832 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 Sonnet 5 9.0 7.9 88.9% 1 17.28s 10,590 13,153 2,379

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