Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Command A
Anthropic against Cohere, costed on the same three workloads. Claude Haiku 4.5 is cheaper on all three workloads.
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Monthly bill, side by side
| Workload | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Command A | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot 2,500 six-turn conversations a day |
$4,028 | $9,056 | $5,029 (2.2×) |
| Document summarizer 1,000 single-shot summaries a day |
$486 | $1,155 | $669 (2.4×) |
| Coding agent 200 twelve-turn sessions a day |
$2,808 | $6,570 | $3,762 (2.3×) |
No prompt caching and no batch discount on either side, so the comparison is like for like. Both figures assume 30 days a month.
The rate cards
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Command A | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $1 | $2.5 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $5 | $10 |
| Cached input | $0.1 | not published |
| Context window | 200K | 256K |
| Maximum output | 64K | 8K |
| Reasoning model | yes | no |
| Vision | yes | no |
Beyond the price
- Command A reads up to 256K tokens of context in one request; Claude Haiku 4.5 stops at 200K.
- Claude Haiku 4.5 can write up to 64K tokens in one response, against 8K for Command A.
- Only Claude Haiku 4.5 is a reasoning model, so its output bill also pays for the thinking it does before it answers.
- Only Claude Haiku 4.5 accepts images as input.
- Only Claude Haiku 4.5 publishes a cached-input rate, which cuts the cost of resending a long, unchanging prompt.
- Only Claude Haiku 4.5 offers a batch discount — 50% off both rates for work that can wait.
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Full detail: Claude Haiku 4.5 pricing · Command A pricing
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Common questions
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Command A?
Claude Haiku 4.5 is cheaper on all three workloads.
How much would Claude Haiku 4.5 and Command A cost each month?
On PromptSpend's standard workloads, per month: support chatbot: Claude Haiku 4.5 $4,028, Command A $9,056 (Claude Haiku 4.5 is cheaper by $5,029); document summarizer: Claude Haiku 4.5 $486, Command A $1,155 (Claude Haiku 4.5 is cheaper by $669); coding agent: Claude Haiku 4.5 $2,808, Command A $6,570 (Claude Haiku 4.5 is cheaper by $3,762). No prompt caching and no batch discount is assumed.
How do Claude Haiku 4.5 and Command A differ apart from price?
Command A reads up to 256K tokens of context in one request; Claude Haiku 4.5 stops at 200K. Claude Haiku 4.5 can write up to 64K tokens in one response, against 8K for Command A. Only Claude Haiku 4.5 is a reasoning model, so its output bill also pays for the thinking it does before it answers. Only Claude Haiku 4.5 accepts images as input. Only Claude Haiku 4.5 publishes a cached-input rate, which cuts the cost of resending a long, unchanging prompt. Only Claude Haiku 4.5 offers a batch discount — 50% off both rates for work that can wait.