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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash: pricing comparison

Gemini 3.8 Flash costs 25% less than Claude Haiku 4.5 for a typical 1,000-input, 500-output request. Here is how the two compare on price, context and discounts.

Prices last updated:

Claude Haiku 4.5Gemini 3.8 Flash
ProviderAnthropicGoogle
Input per 1M tokens$1.00$0.75
Output per 1M tokens$5.00$3.75
Context window200K1.05M
Batch discount50% off50% off
Typical request (1,000 in / 500 out)$0.0035$0.002625
Monthly at 1,000 requests/day$105.00$78.75

Gemini 3.8 Flash: Promotional rate through 31 December 2026; scheduled to rise to $1.50 / $7.50.

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Claude Haiku 4.5 per request
$0.0035
Per month
$105.00
Gemini 3.8 Flash per request
$0.002625
Per month
$78.75

Cost by task

Cost per 1,000 requests at standard prices.
TaskTokens (in / out)Claude Haiku 4.5Gemini 3.8 Flash
Short chat reply500 / 300$2.00$1.50
RAG answer6,000 / 600$9.00$6.75
Summarize a long document12,000 / 1,000$17.00$12.75
Output-heavy generation1,000 / 4,000$21.00$15.75

Output tokens usually dominate the bill — see input vs output token cost.

Frequently asked questions

Is Claude Haiku 4.5 or Gemini 3.8 Flash cheaper?
Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper for a typical request of 1,000 input and 500 output tokens: $0.002625 versus $0.0035 for Claude Haiku 4.5, about 25% less.
What are the per-token prices of Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 3.8 Flash?
Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1.00 input and $5.00 output per million tokens. Gemini 3.8 Flash costs $0.75 input and $3.75 output per million tokens.
Which has the larger context window, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Gemini 3.8 Flash?
Gemini 3.8 Flash has the larger context window: 1.05M tokens versus 200K for Claude Haiku 4.5.

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