Claude Haiku 4.5

v20251015

Anthropic

Modelcodingfastbudgethipaa-eligible
90
Exceptional
About This Model

Anthropic's fastest model released October 2025. Best coding performance (73.3% SWE-bench) at 1/3 cost and 2x speed of Sonnet 4. First Haiku with extended thinking.

Last Evaluated: November 17, 2025
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Trust Vector Analysis

Dimension Breakdown

🚀Performance & Reliability
+

Best coding model for the price. 73.3% SWE-bench beats Sonnet 4. 4-5x faster than Sonnet 4.5. Flagship performance at budget pricing.

task accuracy code

Industry-standard coding benchmarks

Evidence
SWE-bench Verified73.3% (beats Sonnet 4's 72.7%)
Terminal-Bench41% (on par with Sonnet 4, GPT-5)
highVerified: 2025-11-17
task accuracy reasoning

Reasoning benchmarks

Evidence
Anthropic BenchmarksStrong reasoning with extended thinking
highVerified: 2025-11-17
task accuracy general

Comprehensive knowledge testing

Evidence
General BenchmarksFlagship-level performance at small model size
highVerified: 2025-11-17
output consistency

Internal testing

Evidence
Anthropic DocumentationConsistent with extended thinking
mediumVerified: 2025-11-17
latency p50

Median latency

Evidence
Anthropic Performance Data4-5x faster than Sonnet 4.5
highVerified: 2025-11-17
latency p95

95th percentile

Evidence
Community benchmarkingExtremely fast p95
highVerified: 2025-11-17
context window

Official specification

Evidence
Anthropic API Docs200K context, 64K max output
highVerified: 2025-11-17
uptime

Historical uptime data

Evidence
Anthropic Status Page99.95% uptime
highVerified: 2025-11-17
🛡️Security
+

Strong security with ASL-2 standard. Constitutional AI guardrails. Less restrictive than ASL-3 models.

prompt injection resistance

OWASP LLM01 testing

Evidence
Anthropic SafetyStrong Constitutional AI resistance
highVerified: 2025-11-17
jailbreak resistance

Adversarial testing

Evidence
Anthropic Constitutional AIRobust jailbreak resistance
highVerified: 2025-11-17
data leakage prevention

Privacy policy analysis

Evidence
Anthropic PrivacyNo training on user data
mediumVerified: 2025-11-17
output safety

Safety testing

Evidence
ASL-2 Safety StandardASL-2 safety level
highVerified: 2025-11-17
api security

Security review

Evidence
Anthropic APIStandard API security
highVerified: 2025-11-17
🔒Privacy & Compliance
+

Excellent privacy with ephemeral data. HIPAA eligible at budget pricing. Strong compliance.

data residency

Enterprise docs review

Evidence
Anthropic EnterpriseData residency options
highVerified: 2025-11-17
training data optout

Policy analysis

Evidence
Anthropic Privacy PolicyNo API data training
highVerified: 2025-11-17
data retention

Terms review

Evidence
Anthropic TermsEphemeral processing
highVerified: 2025-11-17
pii handling

Data protection review

Evidence
Anthropic Privacy DocsCustomer PII responsibility
mediumVerified: 2025-11-17
compliance certifications

Certification verification

Evidence
Anthropic Trust CenterSOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA eligible
highVerified: 2025-11-17
zero data retention

Data handling review

Evidence
Anthropic API DocsEphemeral processing
highVerified: 2025-11-17
👁️Trust & Transparency
+

Good transparency with extended thinking (first for Haiku). Strong guardrails. Latest training cutoff (Feb 2025).

explainability

Reasoning transparency evaluation

Evidence
Extended Thinking FeatureFirst Haiku with extended thinking
highVerified: 2025-11-17
hallucination rate

QA testing

Evidence
Factual TestingGood factual accuracy
mediumVerified: 2025-11-17
bias fairness

Bias benchmarks

Evidence
Anthropic Responsible ScalingRegular bias testing
mediumVerified: 2025-11-17
uncertainty quantification

Qualitative assessment

Evidence
Model BehaviorGood uncertainty expression
mediumVerified: 2025-11-17
model card quality

Documentation review

Evidence
Anthropic DocumentationComprehensive documentation
highVerified: 2025-11-17
training data transparency

Public disclosure review

Evidence
Anthropic StatementsGeneral description, cutoff February 2025
mediumVerified: 2025-11-17
guardrails

Safety mechanism analysis

Evidence
Constitutional AIConstitutional AI guardrails
highVerified: 2025-11-17
⚙️Operational Excellence
+

Excellent for high-volume production. Budget pricing enables multi-agent architectures. Fast deployment.

api design quality

API design review

Evidence
Anthropic APIRESTful API, claude-haiku-4-5 model ID
highVerified: 2025-11-17
sdk quality

SDK review

Evidence
Anthropic SDKsPython, TypeScript SDKs
highVerified: 2025-11-17
versioning policy

Policy review

Evidence
Anthropic Versioning6-month deprecation
highVerified: 2025-11-17
monitoring observability

Monitoring tools review

Evidence
Anthropic ConsoleUsage dashboard
mediumVerified: 2025-11-17
support quality

Support assessment

Evidence
Anthropic SupportEmail, Discord, docs
highVerified: 2025-11-17
ecosystem maturity

Ecosystem analysis

Evidence
Multi-Agent OpportunityPerfect for multi-agent systems
highVerified: 2025-11-17
license terms

License review

Evidence
Anthropic TermsClear commercial terms
highVerified: 2025-11-17
Strengths
  • +Best coding performance for price: 73.3% SWE-bench beats Sonnet 4
  • +4-5x faster than Sonnet 4.5 (~0.4s p50 latency)
  • +Budget pricing: $1/$5 per 1M tokens (1/3 cost of Sonnet 4)
  • +First Haiku with extended thinking, computer use, context awareness
  • +HIPAA eligible with ephemeral data handling
  • +200K context, 64K output (more than Opus 4)
  • +Latest training cutoff: February 2025
Limitations
  • !ASL-2 security (less restrictive than ASL-3 Opus/Sonnet models)
  • !Slightly lower reasoning than Opus 4 for complex tasks
  • !Training cutoff February 2025
  • !New model with less battle-testing than predecessors
Metadata
pricing
input: $1.00 per 1M tokens
output: $5.00 per 1M tokens
notes: Best value in flagship class. Batch API 50% discount ($1/$2.50). Prompt caching up to 90% savings.
last verified: 2025-11-17
context window: 200000
max output tokens: 64000
languages
0: English
1: Spanish
2: French
3: German
4: Italian
5: Portuguese
6: Japanese
7: Korean
8: Chinese
9: Arabic
10: Hindi
modalities
0: text
1: image (input)
2: document
capabilities
0: extended-thinking
1: computer-use
2: context-awareness
api endpoint: https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages
model id: claude-haiku-4-5
open source: false
architecture: Transformer-based with Constitutional AI and extended thinking
parameters: Not disclosed
training cutoff: February 2025
safety level: ASL-2

Use Case Ratings

code generation

World's best coding model for the price. 73.3% SWE-bench beats even Sonnet 4. Perfect for high-volume coding.

customer support

Exceptional for customer support. Flagship performance at $1/$5. 0.4s latency perfect for chat.

content creation

Strong content creation at budget pricing. Fast generation (4-5x faster than Sonnet 4.5).

data analysis

Good analytical capabilities with extended thinking. Great value for cost.

research assistant

Excellent for research. 200K context, extended thinking, fast, budget pricing.

legal compliance

HIPAA eligible with strong privacy at budget pricing. Good for legal document processing.

healthcare

HIPAA eligible. Budget pricing enables high-volume clinical documentation.

financial analysis

Good for standard financial analysis. Extended thinking helps with modeling.

education

Exceptional for education. Fast, affordable, strong explanations. Perfect for high-volume use.

creative writing

Strong creative writing. Fast generation good for drafting. Budget pricing for iteration.