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Claude 3.5 Haiku

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Claude 3.5 Haiku is Anthropic’s fast, cost-efficient tier for high-volume classification, routing, and simple chat.

Best for:Real-time chat guardrailsCost tier:
Compared to:Claude Opus 4.7Replaces:Claude 3 Haiku

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Updated 1 day ago · Verified Apr 2026 · Score 78

Decision summary

Why teams reach for it, where it fits, and what to watch for — before you dive into specs.

Why teams choose it

  • Use as a triage layer in multi-model systems—log escalation rates.
  • Verify multimodal support on your exact snapshot.

Best use cases

  • Use this when real-time chat guardrails
  • Use this when intent detection before tool calls

Tradeoffs

  • Reasoning depth below Sonnet—don’t route hardest tasks here.
  • Quota and regional availability vary.

Technical details

Modalities, benchmarks, and release context.

Modalities

What goes in and what comes out.

Inputs
text, image
Outputs
text
Capabilities
low latency, classification, routing
Release: ·License: See vendor

Benchmarks snapshot

Structured JSON for reproducible comparisons.

No benchmark data yet — see comparisons for relative performance.

Family lineup

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Continue exploring

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This page is based on publicly available documentation, benchmarks, and real-world usage patterns. Last reviewed for accuracy recently.