Migrate off Claude Haiku 3.5
RetiredClaude Haiku 3.5 has been retired and shut down on 19 Feb 2026. Anthropic's official replacement is Claude Haiku 4.5. The cheapest comparable model we track is Ministral 3 3B (Mistral) at $0.1 per 1M tokens blended.
Last verified: 26 Sep 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation
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Claude Haiku 3.5 → Claude Haiku 4.5
Moving to Claude Haiku 4.5 means 1.3× more expensive ($1.60 → $2 /1M blended).
| Spec | Claude Haiku 3.5 | Claude Haiku 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Retired | GA |
| Blended price /1M | $1.60 | $2 |
| Input / output /1M | $0.8 / $4 | $1 / $5 |
| Context window | — | 200K |
| Max output | — | 64.000 |
| Modality | text, image, vision | text, image, vision |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Feb 2025 |
API string was claude-3-5-haiku-20241022 → switch to claude-haiku-4-5-20251001. See Claude Haiku 4.5's full spec sheet →
Budget-friendly replacements for Claude Haiku 3.5
Generally-available models that match Claude Haiku 3.5's capabilities, ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.
| Model | Blended /1M | Input / output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministral 3 3B Mistral | $0.1 | $0.1 / $0.1 | — |
| Amazon Nova Lite Amazon | $0.105 | $0.06 / $0.24 | 300K |
| Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) Meta | $0.15 | $0.1 / $0.3 | 10M |
Migrating off Claude Haiku 3.5
What replaces Claude Haiku 3.5?
Anthropic's recommended migration for Claude Haiku 3.5 is Claude Haiku 4.5. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Ministral 3 3B (Mistral) at $0.1/1M blended.
Is Claude Haiku 3.5 still available?
No — Claude Haiku 3.5 has been retired (shut down 19 Feb 2026) and is no longer available via Anthropic's API.
What is the cheapest alternative to Claude Haiku 3.5?
Ministral 3 3B (Mistral) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Claude Haiku 3.5's capabilities, at $0.1 per 1M input and $0.1 per 1M output tokens ($0.1/1M blended).
Browse the full deprecation watch → or see Claude Haiku 3.5's full spec sheet →
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