Claude 4 Haiku vs Amazon Nova Premier

Performance benchmarks + pricing comparison — updated April 2026

Claude 4 Haiku

Anthropic

Updated Haiku model with improved reasoning over Claude 3.5 Haiku. Fast and affordable for high-volume tasks.

Input	$0.800/M
Output	$4.00/M
Context	200K tokens
Best For	High-volume tasks, simple queries, cost-sensitive workflows
Benchmark	55/100

Amazon

Amazon's most capable Nova model. Designed for complex reasoning and large-context enterprise tasks.

Input	$2.50/M
Output	$12.50/M
Context	1M tokens
Best For	Complex analysis, long document processing, enterprise AI

Estimated cost per project with 30% cache hit rate. Actual costs may vary based on usage patterns.

Scenario	Claude 4 Haiku	Amazon Nova Premier	Savings
Small Script (1K lines)	$0.16	$0.46	Claude 4 Haiku saves $0.30 (64%)
Medium Feature (10K lines)	$1.24	$3.38	Claude 4 Haiku saves $2.13 (63%)
Large Project (50K lines)	$6.21	$16.88	Claude 4 Haiku saves $10.66 (63%)
Code Review (5K lines)	$0.32	$0.75	Claude 4 Haiku saves $0.43 (57%)

Claude 4 Haiku wins on both price and performance — $0.800/M input with a benchmark score of N/A/100.

For most developers, this is the clear choice between these two models.

Anthropic's balanced model for coding and general tasks. Best price-performance ratio in the Claude family.

Anthropic's most powerful model. Best for complex reasoning and challenging coding tasks.

Previous generation Sonnet. Still excellent for coding tasks at the same price point.

Fast, cost-effective model for high-volume tasks. Great for code review and simple queries.

First generation Opus. Highest reasoning capability in the Claude 3 family.

First generation Sonnet. Balanced performance for general tasks.