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Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Anthropic Claude 3.7 Sonnet: $0.80 vs $3.00 / 1M Tokens
Switching a 100M input / 20M output monthly workload from Anthropic Claude 3.7 Sonnet to Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku saves $440.00/month ($5280.00/year, -73%) on baseline token rates. For streaming responsiveness, Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku leads with a 285ms P90 TTFT (132 tok/s).
Contender A • Anthropic
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku
Standard Input / Output:$0.80 / $4.00
Warm Cache Read / Write:$0.08 / $1
Batch API (50% Off):$0.4 / $2
Context Window & Cliff:200,000 tokens
P90 TTFT / Throughput:285ms / 132 tok/s
Contender B • Anthropic
Anthropic Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Standard Input / Output:$3.00 / $15.00
Warm Cache Read / Write:$0.3 / $3.75
Batch API (50% Off):$1.5 / $7.5
Context Window & Cliff:200,000 tokens
P90 TTFT / Throughput:580ms / 78 tok/s
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Coding Agent TCO (100 Sessions): Raw Tool Output (700KB) vs. Context-Mode + Etuki Prefix Cache
| Execution Mode (100 Agent Sessions) | Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku | Anthropic Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Architectural Mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mode A: Direct Raw Tool Output (700 KB) | $156.00 | $585.00 | 47 × Read() dumped into context; hits 200K cliff |
| Mode B: Context-Mode Sandbox Only (3.6 KB) | $30.00 | $112.50 | SQLite FTS5 & ctx_execute (98% byte drop, unpinned cache) |
| Mode C: Context-Mode + Etuki 4-Block Cache Lock | $13.60 (-91%) | $51.00 (-91%) | 98% tool stdout folding + 90% warm 0.1x prefix cache hit |
Monthly Enterprise Workload TCO: Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Anthropic Claude 3.7 Sonnet
| Workload Scenario | Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku (Cached) | Anthropic Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Cached) | Recommended Routing Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| ① Coding Agent (15M In / 3M Out) | $15.36/mo | $57.60/mo | Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| ② Enterprise RAG (100M In / 15M Out) | $82.40/mo | $309.00/mo | Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| ③ Long-Doc SEC Analysis (250M In / 30M Out) | $176.00/mo | $660.00/mo | Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| ④ Async Batch Pipeline (500M In / 80M Out) | $360.00/mo | $1350.00/mo | Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku (50% Batch Discount) |