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Cheapest Anthropic Models

Quick answer · Updated June 2026

The cheapest Anthropic model is Claude 3 Haiku at $0.250 per million input tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku ($0.800) and Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1.00) round out the top three.

$0.250Input /M
12.3Intelligence
68 t/sSpeed
200KContext

AI models ranked by input token price. The most affordable large language model APIs, from budget open-weight models to discounted frontier models.

  1. 1A
    claude-3-haiku
    ToolsVision12.3 intel · 68 t/s · 542ms ttft
    $0.250
    Input /M
  2. 2A
    claude-3.5-haiku
    ToolsVision18.7 intel · 35 t/s · 832ms ttft
    $0.800
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  3. 3A
    claude-haiku-4.5
    ReasoningToolsJSON+131.0 intel · 82 t/s · 521ms ttft
    $1.00
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  4. 4A
    claude-sonnet-4.6
    ReasoningToolsJSON+142.6 intel · 47 t/s · 1.0s ttft
    $3.00
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  5. 5A
    claude-sonnet-4.5
    ReasoningToolsJSON+137.1 intel · 46 t/s · 880ms ttft
    $3.00
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  6. 6A
    claude-sonnet-4
    ReasoningToolsVision33.0 intel · 49 t/s · 699ms ttft
    $3.00
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  7. 7A
    claude-opus-4.8
    ReasoningToolsJSON+161.4 intel · 59 t/s · 1.8s ttft
    $5.00
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  8. 8A
    claude-opus-4.7
    ReasoningToolsJSON+157.3 intel · 63 t/s · 1.6s ttft
    $5.00
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  9. 9A
    claude-opus-4.6
    ReasoningToolsJSON+152.9 intel · 41 t/s · 1.5s ttft
    $5.00
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  10. 10A
    claude-opus-4.5
    ReasoningToolsJSON+143.1 intel · 60 t/s · 777ms ttft
    $5.00
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  11. 11A
    claude-fable-5
    ReasoningToolsJSON+164.9 intel · 1M ctx
    $10.00
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  12. 12A
    claude-opus-4.8-fast
    ReasoningToolsJSON+1121 t/s · 1.6s ttft · 1M ctx
    $10.00
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  13. 13A
    claude-opus-4.1
    ReasoningToolsJSON+127 t/s · 2.1s ttft · 200K ctx
    $15.00
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  14. 14A
    claude-opus-4
    ReasoningToolsVision10 t/s · 2.3s ttft · 200K ctx
    $15.00
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  15. 15A
    claude-opus-4.7-fast
    ReasoningToolsJSON+11M ctx
    $30.00
    Input /M
  16. 16A
    claude-opus-4.6-fast
    ReasoningToolsJSON+111 t/s · 1.3s ttft · 1M ctx
    $30.00
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Frequently asked

What is the cheapest Anthropic model?

The cheapest Anthropic model is Claude 3 Haiku at $0.250 per million input tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku ($0.800) and Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1.00) round out the top three.

What's a good alternative to Claude 3 Haiku?

Claude 3.5 Haiku ($0.800) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1.00). See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.

How many Anthropic models are there?

modelgrep tracks 16 Anthropic models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by Claude Fable 5. 16 of them qualify for this ranking.

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