MakerAnthropic
ReleasedOctober 7, 2026
API price (per 1M tokens)$0.1 in / $0.5 out
Open weightsNo
Prompts up to 100K tokens; $0.50 / $2.50 above that.
Best for
- Sub-agents and high-volume jobs
- Support bots
- Cheap long-document work
Strengths
- $0.10 / $0.50 for prompts under 100K tokens
- Scores 43 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at max effort, up from 17 for Haiku 4.5
- 1M context and 128K output
Watch out for
- The price rises 5x above 100K tokens
- Independent Terminal-Bench runs come in below Anthropic's 39.2%
Ranking history
| Edition | Power Rankings | Coding | Best Value | Open-Weight Watch | Image Generation | Video Generation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 45, 2026 | #10 (87) | #12 (81) | #1 (95) | — | — | — |
| Week 44, 2026 | #8 (88) | #10 (81) | #1 (95) | — | — | — |
| Week 43, 2026 | #8 (88) | #10 (81) | #1 (95) | — | — | — |
| Week 42, 2026 | #8 (88) | #9 (81) | #1 (95) | — | — | — |