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🔥Claude Opus 4.7 vs NewAnthropic Claude Haiku Latest

Pick Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest for lower cost; pick Claude Opus 4.7 only if the larger context window matters more.

Page updated:  Data confirmed:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest for lower cost; pick Claude Opus 4.7 only if the larger context window matters more.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest is estimated at $3.5 vs $17.5 for Claude Opus 4.7, saving $14 (80% lower).

Cost-first pickAnthropic Claude Haiku Latest
Context-first pickClaude Opus 4.7
Sample savings$1480%
10x traffic gap$140

Claude Opus 4.7 has more context, but Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest saves $14 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $140. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickClaude Opus 4.7Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest
Input-heavy / RAG5M input + 500K outputAnthropic Claude Haiku Latest$37.5$7.5
Balanced workload1M input + 1M outputAnthropic Claude Haiku Latest$30$6
Output-heavy chatbot1M input + 5M outputAnthropic Claude Haiku Latest$130$26
Cheaper input Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest $5 vs $1 / 1M

Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest is $4 cheaper per 1M input tokens (80% lower; 5x difference).

Cheaper output Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest $25 vs $5 / 1M

Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest is $20 cheaper per 1M output tokens (80% lower; 5x difference).

Larger context Claude Opus 4.7 1M vs 200K

Claude Opus 4.7 has 800K more context (5x larger).

Sample workload Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest $17.5 vs $3.5

Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest is $14 cheaper on the standard workload (80% lower).

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Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
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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

Verdict

Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest has the lower input price; Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest has the lower output price; Claude Opus 4.7 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $17.5 for Claude Opus 4.7 and $3.5 for Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest.

Best Fit

Choose Claude Opus 4.7 when you care most about larger context window.

Choose Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest when you care most about lower input-token price, and lower output-token price.

Decision Notes
  • On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest is estimated at $3.5 vs $17.5 for Claude Opus 4.7, saving $14 (80% lower).
  • Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest is $14 cheaper on the standard workload (80% lower).
  • Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest is $4 cheaper per 1M input tokens (80% lower; 5x difference).
  • Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest is $20 cheaper per 1M output tokens (80% lower; 5x difference).
  • Claude Opus 4.7 has 800K more context (5x larger).
Head-to-Head Specs
Feature🔥Claude Opus 4.7
(Anthropic)
NewAnthropic Claude Haiku Latest
(Anthropic)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M
$5$1
Completion Price
per 1M tokens
$25$5
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output
$17.5$3.5
Context Window1M200K
Release Date
Popularity#3

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionAnthropic Claude Haiku LatestOn the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest is estimated at $3.5 vs $17.5 for Claude Opus 4.7, saving $14 (80% lower).
High-volume input processingAnthropic Claude Haiku LatestLower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsAnthropic Claude Haiku LatestLower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workClaude Opus 4.7A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

Related Alternatives

Same-provider lower-cost swaps
  • Claude 3 Haiku can replace Claude Opus 4.7 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.88.
  • Claude 3.5 Haiku can replace Claude Opus 4.7 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $2.8.
  • Claude Haiku 4.5 can replace Claude Opus 4.7 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $3.5.
  • Claude Sonnet 4.6 can replace Claude Opus 4.7 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $10.5.
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  • GPT-5.5 offers 1.05M context with $20 sample workload cost.

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