Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
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Data updated on October 22, 2026· 222 models
Claude Haiku 5.5 is Anthropic's small, fast model for high-volume, cost-sensitive work such as summarization, subagents, and browser use.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- 1 M tokens
- Max output
- ▲128 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.100
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.500
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.010
- Batch (input / output)
- $0.050 / $0.250
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- ▲10/07/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2026-06
- API id
- anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is Google’s GA high-efficiency multimodal model optimized for low-latency, high-volume workloads.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- ▲1 M tokens
- Max output
- 66 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- $0.250
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- $1.50
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.025
- Batch (input / output)
- $0.125 / $0.750
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- 05/07/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2025-01
- API id
- google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite
Which is the better API choice: Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?
- Claude Haiku 5.5: cheapest input (60% less than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite)
- Claude Haiku 5.5: cheapest output
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: largest context (1 M)
- Claude Haiku 5.5: the newest (10/07/2026)
Claude Haiku 5.5 costs 60% less on input and 67% less on output than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite ($0.100 / $0.500 versus $0.250 / $1.50 per million tokens). Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite accepts audio. Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite offer a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.
What would your product cost?
Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.
With Claude Haiku 5.5 you save $6.25 a month versus Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (64% less).
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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model
Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.
Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)
- 1Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic$0.008
- 2Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Google$0.019
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the better API choice: Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?
Claude Haiku 5.5 costs 60% less on input and 67% less on output than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite ($0.100 / $0.500 versus $0.250 / $1.50 per million tokens). Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite accepts audio. Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite offer a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.
Which is cheaper: Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?
Claude Haiku 5.5 is cheaper: $0.100 per million input tokens and $0.500 per million output tokens, versus $0.250 / $1.50 for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite.
Which has more context: Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite accepts 1 M tokens of context; Claude Haiku 5.5 accepts 1 M.
Which is newer: Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?
Claude Haiku 5.5 was released on 10/07/2026; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite on 05/07/2026.
What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?
With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Claude Haiku 5.5: $3.50; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: $9.75 a month, at list price.
Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?
From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.
What does price per million tokens mean?
It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.
Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.