API cost decision in 10 seconds

NewNemotron 3.5 Super VL vs NewClaude Haiku 5.5

Pick Claude Haiku 5.5 for lower cost; pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 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 Claude Haiku 5.5 for lower cost; pick Nemotron 3.5 Super VL only if the larger context window matters more.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Claude Haiku 5.5 is estimated at $0.35 vs $0.4 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, saving $0.05 (12.5% lower).

Cost-first pickClaude Haiku 5.5
Context-first pickNemotron 3.5 Super VL
Sample savings$0.0512.5%
10x traffic gap$0.5

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL has more context, but Claude Haiku 5.5 saves $0.05 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $0.5. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Claude Haiku 5.5 stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickNemotron 3.5 Super VLClaude Haiku 5.5
Input-heavy / RAG5M input + 500K outputClaude Haiku 5.5$1$0.75
Balanced workload1M input + 1M outputClaude Haiku 5.5$0.65$0.6
Output-heavy chatbot1M input + 5M outputClaude Haiku 5.5$2.65$2.6
Cheaper input Claude Haiku 5.5 $0.15 vs $0.1 / 1M

Claude Haiku 5.5 is $0.05 cheaper per 1M input tokens (33.3% lower; 1.5x difference).

Cheaper output Tie $0.5 vs $0.5 / 1M

Both models report the same output price at $0.5 per 1M tokens.

Larger context Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 1.05M vs 1M

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL has 48.58K more context (1.05x larger).

Sample workload Claude Haiku 5.5 $0.4 vs $0.35

Claude Haiku 5.5 is $0.05 cheaper on the standard workload (12.5% 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

Claude Haiku 5.5 has the lower input price; both models tie on output price; Nemotron 3.5 Super VL offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Claude Haiku 5.5 is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0.4 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL and $0.35 for Claude Haiku 5.5.

Best Fit

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Super VL when you care most about larger context window.

Choose Claude Haiku 5.5 when you care most about lower input-token price.

Decision Notes
  • On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Claude Haiku 5.5 is estimated at $0.35 vs $0.4 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, saving $0.05 (12.5% lower).
  • Claude Haiku 5.5 is $0.05 cheaper on the standard workload (12.5% lower).
  • Claude Haiku 5.5 is $0.05 cheaper per 1M input tokens (33.3% lower; 1.5x difference).
  • Both models report the same output price at $0.5 per 1M tokens.
  • Nemotron 3.5 Super VL has 48.58K more context (1.05x larger).
Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureNewNemotron 3.5 Super VL
(NVIDIA)
NewClaude Haiku 5.5
(Anthropic)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M
$0.15$0.1
Completion Price
per 1M tokens
$0.5$0.5
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output
$0.4$0.35
Context Window1.05M1M
Release Date

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionClaude Haiku 5.5On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Claude Haiku 5.5 is estimated at $0.35 vs $0.4 for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, saving $0.05 (12.5% lower).
High-volume input processingClaude Haiku 5.5Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsTieLower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workNemotron 3.5 Super VLA larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

Related Alternatives

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  • Llama 4 Scout offers 1.31M context with $0.47 sample workload cost.
  • MiMo-V2.6-Flash offers 1.05M context with $0.28 sample workload cost.
  • GPT-6 Luna offers 1.05M context with $0.35 sample workload cost.
  • GPT-6 Luna Pro offers 1.05M context with $0.35 sample workload cost.

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