Claude Haiku 5.5 — Cheap, High-Volume Generation
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Claude Haiku 5.5

Meet Claude Haiku 5.5: the fastest, most affordable small model yet, running about 75% cheaper for high-volume, cost-sensitive workloads.

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Why Claude Haiku 5.5 Powers High-Volume Work

Built for scale, Claude Haiku 5.5 pairs class-leading speed with the lowest cost in its class for repetitive, budget-tight workloads.

  • Budget-Friendly at Scale
    On average, Claude Haiku 5.5 costs about three quarters less to run than Haiku 4.5.
  • Made for Heavy Loads
    Takes on short, repeating jobs such as summarization, compaction, lookups and sorting at volume.
  • Pairs with Bigger Models
    Serves as a subagent alongside Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5, and suits live support and browser tasks.

Getting Started with Claude Haiku 5.5

Three short steps to set Claude Haiku 5.5 loose on repetitive tasks.

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Claude Haiku 5.5: Common Questions

Straight answers on Claude Haiku 5.5 pricing, safety guardrails and where to access it.

1

How much cheaper is Claude Haiku 5.5 than Haiku 4.5?

On average it costs about 75% less, with pricing 90% lower for prompts up to 100K tokens and 50% lower above that.

2

What changed with Sonnet 5.5 cache reads?

Cache reads for Sonnet 5.5 fell to $0.10 per million tokens — half the earlier $0.20 rate — trimming most agentic Sonnet 5.5 spend by roughly a fifth.

3

How many monthly API credits do Max and Team plans include?

Subscribers receive monthly credits: $100 on Max 5x, $200 on Max 20x, and up to $500 pooled for Team, usable on any Claude model.

4

How does Claude Haiku 5.5 score on alignment evaluations?

Alignment results improved noticeably over Haiku 4.5 — fewer misaligned behaviors appeared, and the model was less willing to go along with misuse.

5

Which safeguards protect Claude Haiku 5.5?

Cyber safeguards rank between Haiku 4.5 and the newest larger models in strictness, biology safeguards mirror those of Sonnet 5, Sonnet 5.5 and Opus 5, and verification programs are open to wider research.

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Where can I access Claude Haiku 5.5 and how do I migrate?

You can call claude-haiku-5-5 today via the Claude Platform, AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure; the migration guide walks you through the switch.

Put Claude Haiku 5.5 to Work Today

Launch claude-haiku-5-5 on the Claude Platform, follow the migration guide, and apply your monthly API credits toward your next agent or app.