Model comparison
Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct
Claude Haiku 5.5 (Anthropic) and Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct (Meta) side by side: what each costs per million tokens through Rapid Router, how much context each takes, what each supports, and where independent benchmarks place them. Same API, same key; switching is a one-string change.
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price per 1M | $0.100 | $0.020 |
| Output price per 1M | $0.500 | $0.040 |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 131K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 118K tokens |
| Input types | text, image, pdf | text |
| Capabilities | tools, JSON, vision, reasoning | tools, JSON |
| Author | Anthropic | Meta |
What a month costs on each
| Workload | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Chatbot month (15M in, 4M out) | $3.50 | $0.460 |
| RAG month (40M in, 3M out) | $5.50 | $0.920 |
| Coding month (60M in, 10M out) | $11.00 | $1.60 |
On a typical 75/25 input-output mix, Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct costs less (about 88% less than Claude Haiku 5.5). Claude Haiku 5.5 takes the longer prompt at 1M tokens. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
Call either one
curl https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $RAPIDROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model": "anthropic/claude-haiku-5-5", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'
# the other one: change the model string
-d '{"model": "meta-llama/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct:free", ...}'Common questions
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 5.5 or Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct?
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct is cheaper on a typical mix of 75% input and 25% output tokens, by about 88%. Through Rapid Router both are billed at the provider list price per million tokens.
Which has the larger context window?
Claude Haiku 5.5, at 1M tokens. Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct offers 131K tokens.
Can I switch between Claude Haiku 5.5 and Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct without changing code?
Yes. Both are callable at https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1 with the same OpenAI-compatible request; only the model string changes (anthropic/claude-haiku-5-5 or meta-llama/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct:free).
How do I pay for Claude Haiku 5.5 or Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct?
Top up a Rapid Router balance by card in US dollars, and both models debit that balance per request.
More Claude models: Anthropic API pricing · More Llama: Meta API pricing