AI model comparison
Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Command A
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5 is Anthropic’s fastest and most efficient model, delivering near-frontier intelligence at a fraction of the cost and latency of larger Claude models.
- Input / 1M
- $1
- Output / 1M
- $5
- Context
- 200K
Cohere
Command A
Command A is an open-weights 111B parameter model with a 256k context window focused on delivering great performance across agentic, multilingual, and coding use cases.
- Input / 1M
- $2.50
- Output / 1M
- $10
- Context
- 256K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Claude Haiku 4.5
2.2x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Claude Haiku 4.5
16.9 vs 13.1 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Command A
256K vs 200K tokens
Newer release
Claude Haiku 4.5
Released October 15, 2025
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Claude Haiku 4.516.9Command A13.1Coding index
Claude Haiku 4.543.9Command A27.8Agentic index
Claude Haiku 4.58Command A1Pricing
Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Command A API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Command A |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $1 | $2.50 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $5 | $10 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.10 | Not available |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | $1.25 | Not available |
| Web searchPer request | $0.01 | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Claude Haiku 4.5$4.50Command A$10Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Claude Haiku 4.5$50$23 cachedCommand A$115Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
Claude Haiku 4.5$160$25 cachedCommand A$395Specs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Command A |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 200K tokens | 256K tokens |
| Max output | 64K tokens | 8K tokens |
| Input types | File, Image, Text | Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Not available | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Not available | Not available |
| Release date | October 15, 2025 | March 13, 2025 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Command A |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Not supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Not supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
Keep exploring
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Our take
Claude Haiku 4.5 is 2.2x cheaper for a typical chat. Claude Haiku 4.5 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (16.9 vs 13.1). Command A has the larger context window (256K vs 200K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Haiku 4.5 or Command A cheaper?
Claude Haiku 4.5 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1 per 1M input tokens and $5 per 1M output tokens, while Command A costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Command A?
Command A supports up to 256K tokens of context, compared with 200K for Claude Haiku 4.5.
Is Claude Haiku 4.5 smarter than Command A?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Claude Haiku 4.5 scores 16.9 and Command A scores 13.1, putting Claude Haiku 4.5 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Claude Haiku 4.5 and Command A at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Claude Haiku 4.5 and Command A answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Claude Haiku 4.5 and Command A at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.