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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Side-by-side API economics and benchmarks. Per-1M input and output rates, context window, and verified metrics.
Tale of the tape
Head-to-head specs pulled from each model profile.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input cost / 1M | $1.00 | $0.40 |
| Output cost / 1M | $5.00 | $0.40 |
| Context window | 200,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| MMLU score | — | 83.6% |
Cost verdict
Enter monthly input and output volumes to see total cost savings.
Claude Haiku 4.5
- Input: 1M × $1.00 = $1.00
- Output: 1M × $5.00 = $5.00
- Total
- $6.00
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
- Input: 1M × $0.40 = $0.40
- Output: 1M × $0.40 = $0.40
- Total
- $0.80
Total cost savings
$5.20
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct saves $5.20 per month vs the other model at this volume.
Model routing savings
Uses this page's verified rates. Claude Haiku 4.5 is the premium route (higher combined per-1M cost); Llama 3.1 70B Instruct handles routine traffic.
All premium
Claude Haiku 4.5
$300.00
100% of input and output on the premium route
Routed stack
80% → Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
20% → Claude Haiku 4.5
$92.00
- Routine slice
- $32.00
- Premium slice
- $60.00
Monthly savings
$208.00
69.3% lower
Rates pulled from this page's model database entries (claude-haiku-4-5, llama-3-1-70b-instruct) — same per-1M input/output figures as Tale of the tape. Production routing needs quality gates and monitoring.
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