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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Gemini 3.5 Flash

Price, context window and capabilities side by side — read from the same catalog that meters your calls, not from a press release.

Claude Haiku 4.5 is 1.5x cheaper on input. Claude Haiku 4.5 is 1.8x cheaper on output. Gemini 3.5 Flash holds 1M tokens against 200K.

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Side by side

Anthropic

Fast, cheap frontier-family model for high-volume tasks.

Input$1/M
Output$5/M

Google

The previous stable Flash, still current for most work.

Input$1.5/M
Output$9/M

Specifications

Every difference we can measure

 Claude Haiku 4.5Gemini 3.5 Flash
Input price$1/M$1.5/M
Output price$5/M$9/M
Context window200K tokens1M tokens
VisionNoYes
Tool callingYesYes
Prompt cachingYesYes
Long contextNoYes

A row appears only when we hold the fact for both models. Anything the provider has not published is left out rather than guessed, so an empty row is missing data and never a zero.

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FAQ

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What is the difference between Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 3.5 Flash?

Claude Haiku 4.5 is 1.5x cheaper on input. Claude Haiku 4.5 is 1.8x cheaper on output. Gemini 3.5 Flash holds 1M tokens against 200K. Only Gemini 3.5 Flash declares vision. Only Gemini 3.5 Flash declares long context. Both run on the same endpoint and the same key here, so trying each is a one-line change to the model id.

Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Gemini 3.5 Flash?

Claude Haiku 4.5 is, on input tokens. Output usually dominates the bill on generative work, so check the output row above against your own ratio of prompt to completion before deciding.

Can I switch between Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 3.5 Flash without changing my code?

Yes. Both are OpenAI-compatible through one CompanyFabric key, so switching is the model string and nothing else — no second SDK, no second contract, one prepaid balance across both.

Do I have to choose?

No. Send companyfabric/auto and we route each request to the cheapest model that can serve it, which is how most people use both without deciding in advance.

One key. Every model. Exact prices.

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