Both models report the same input price at $1 per 1M tokens.
API cost decision in 10 seconds
NewAnthropic Claude Haiku Latest vs Relace Search
Pick Relace Search when budget and context both matter.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Relace Search when budget and context both matter.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Relace Search is estimated at $2.5 vs $3.5 for Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest, saving $1 (28.6% lower).
Cost-first pickRelace Search
Context-first pickRelace Search
Sample savings$128.6%
10x traffic gap$10
Relace Search is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $10. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
Relace Search stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest | Relace Search |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | Relace Search | $7.5 | $6.5 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | Relace Search | $6 | $4 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | Relace Search | $26 | $16 |
Relace Search is $2 cheaper per 1M output tokens (40% lower; 1.67x difference).
Relace Search has 56K more context (1.28x larger).
Relace Search is $1 cheaper on the standard workload (28.6% lower).
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.
Quick Decision
both models tie on input price; Relace Search has the lower output price; Relace Search offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Relace Search is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $3.5 for Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest and $2.5 for Relace Search.
Choose Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.
Choose Relace Search when you care most about lower output-token price, and larger context window.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Relace Search is estimated at $2.5 vs $3.5 for Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest, saving $1 (28.6% lower).
- Relace Search is $1 cheaper on the standard workload (28.6% lower).
- Both models report the same input price at $1 per 1M tokens.
- Relace Search is $2 cheaper per 1M output tokens (40% lower; 1.67x difference).
- Relace Search has 56K more context (1.28x larger).
| Feature | NewAnthropic Claude Haiku Latest (Anthropic) | Relace Search (Relace) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $1 | $1 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $5 | $3 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $3.5 | $2.5 |
| Context Window | 200K | 256K |
| Release Date |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Relace Search | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Relace Search is estimated at $2.5 vs $3.5 for Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest, saving $1 (28.6% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Tie | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Relace Search | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Relace Search | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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