claude-3-haiku pricing
claude-3-haiku costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $1.25 per 1M output tokens as of 2026-09-12. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens per month runs $5.00. The cheapest comparable alternative is amazon-nova-lite at $0.80 per 1M output tokens.
claude-3-haiku is priced at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $1.25 per 1M output tokens, with roughly 160 ms to first token and about 55 tokens/sec output throughput.
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Price per 1M tokens
Input $0.25 · Output $1.25 · Output/input ratio 5.0x.
- 1M input + 1M output tokens: $1.50
- 10M input + 2M output tokens/month: $5.00
- 100M input + 20M output tokens/month: $50.00
Cheaper alternatives to claude-3-haiku
Same workload, lower output price. Validate quality before switching.
- gpt-5-nano — $1.20/1M output (4% cheaper)
- claude-haiku-4 — $1.00/1M output (20% cheaper)
- llama-4-behemoth — $1.00/1M output (20% cheaper)
- amazon-nova-lite — $0.80/1M output (36% cheaper)
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Frequently asked questions
How much does claude-3-haiku cost per million tokens?
$0.25 per 1M input tokens and $1.25 per 1M output tokens, as listed on 2026-09-12.
What does claude-3-haiku cost per month at typical usage?
At 10M input and 2M output tokens per month, claude-3-haiku costs about $5.00. At 100M input and 20M output tokens it costs about $50.00.
Is there a cheaper alternative to claude-3-haiku?
Yes. gpt-5-nano at $1.20/1M output, claude-haiku-4 at $1.00/1M output, llama-4-behemoth at $1.00/1M output, amazon-nova-lite at $0.80/1M output. Validate quality on your own evaluation set before switching.
How fast is claude-3-haiku?
Roughly 160 ms to first token and about 55 output tokens per second.