Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Sonar
Cost and capability comparison. For a sample workload of 1,000 input and 500 output tokens across 100,000 requests/month, Sonar is cheaper by about $200.00/month.
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | anthropic | perplexity |
| Input / 1M | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| Output / 1M | $5.00 | $1.00 |
| Per request (sample) | $0.00350 | $0.00150 |
| Monthly (sample) | $350.00 | $150.00 |
| Context window | 200,000 | 128,000 |
| Vision | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Arena · Overall | 1394 | — |
| Arena · Coding | 1324 | — |
Intelligence scores are community Arena ratings from LMArena / arena.ai, used under CC BY 4.0. Snapshot last refreshed 28 July 2026. Scores are a relative signal, not an absolute measure of capability. A Measured score was voted on directly; an Estimated score is inherited from an identical base model (a regional/creator-prefixed hosting duplicate). See our methodology.
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| Sonar | Perplexity | $0.00150 | $150.00 | $1,800.00 | 128,000 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Anthropic | $0.00350 | $350.00 | $4,200.00 | 200,000 |
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Sonar?
For a workload of 1,000 input and 500 output tokens over 100,000 requests/month, Sonar is cheaper, costing about $150.00/month versus $350.00/month.
What is the context window of Claude Haiku 4.5 and Sonar?
Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 200,000 tokens, while Sonar supports 128,000 tokens.
Estimates for planning only. Verify current pricing with each provider.