Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5
The Anthropic model is a large language model that can process text, images, and files as input. It has a high context length of 1 million tokens and supports completion of up to 128 thousand tokens. The model also offers integration with tools and supports reasoning capabilities. For those on a budget or seeking a mid-range option, the Anthropic model may be worth considering due to its competitive price point of $0.1 per million input tokens and $0.5 per million output tokens. Its blended benchmark score of 73.6 across one independent benchmark is also noteworthy, making it a potential choice for those who require balanced performance and affordability.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 73.6 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-10-08. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 71.6 |
- Model ID
- anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5
- Vendor
- anthropic
- Released
- October 2026
- Tokenizer
- Claude
- Input Modalities
- text, image, file
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 128,000 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- yes
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.10/M input and $0.50/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | under $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.08 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $1.50 |
Strong choice for
Short-Form Summarization
Email Drafting
Language Learning
Image Captioning
Chat Companion
Category rankings
Where Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5 places across the 21 categories it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Image CaptioningVision · of 25 ranked | 121 |
| #5 | Short-Form SummarizationWriting · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #5 | Email DraftingWriting · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #5 | Language LearningEducation · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #5 | Chat CompanionPersonal · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #6 | Trivia & General KnowledgePersonal · of 25 ranked | 117 |
| #10 | Code CompletionCode · of 25 ranked | 133 |
| #10 | Sales / Cold EmailBusiness · of 25 ranked | 119 |
| #10 | Job Application DraftingBusiness · of 25 ranked | 119 |
| #10 | Journaling HelperPersonal · of 25 ranked | 119 |
| #10 | Recipe GenerationPersonal · of 25 ranked | 119 |
| #11 | Social Media PostsWriting · of 25 ranked | 119 |
| #11 | Voice Assistant BackendVoice · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #17 | Resume WritingBusiness · of 25 ranked | 113 |
| #18 | JSON ExtractionData · of 25 ranked | 131 |
| #19 | Regex WritingCode · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #19 | Language TranslationWriting · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #19 | Tutoring for KidsPersonal · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #20 | Customer SupportBusiness · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #23 | Code DocumentationCode · of 25 ranked | 138 |
| #24 | SOP / Process DocsBusiness · of 25 ranked | 121 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5 cost?
- $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens.
- What is Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5's context window?
- 1,000,000 tokens, roughly 1,500 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5 support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5 process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.