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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs GLM 4.6

Token pricing, context window and real monthly cost, side by side. GLM 4.6 is the cheaper of the two for a typical workload — about 2.6× less.

cheaper for a typical workload
GLM 4.6
saves 62% vs Claude Haiku 4.5 at 1,500 in / 500 out × 200,000/mo
Claude Haiku 4.5 $800/mo
GLM 4.6 $303/mo
Claude Haiku 4.5 versus GLM 4.6 specifications and price.
metric Claude Haiku 4.5 GLM 4.6
Input / 1M $1.00 $0.43
Output / 1M $5.00 $1.74
Context 200K 203K
Cost @ typical workload $800/mo $303/mo
Modality text + image Text only
Price source list routed
Provider Anthropic Z.AI

Snapshot . Cost uses a typical workload; tune it in the calculator. How we measure →

Which should you pick?

On a typical workload, GLM 4.6 costs $303/mo against Claude Haiku 4.5's $800/mo — roughly 2.6× cheaper. But the ranking depends on your output-to-input ratio: output is the pricier direction for both, so an output-heavy job (code generation, long answers) widens the gap while an input-heavy one (summarization, retrieval) narrows it. If you need to fit more in a single prompt, GLM 4.6 has the larger 203K-token window (~304 pages). Only Claude Haiku 4.5 accepts image input — decisive if your prompts include images.

These are list and routed market prices, not measured outcomes. Two models at the same rate can still cost different amounts to finish the same task, because verbose or reasoning-heavy models emit more tokens. That gap is exactly what measured cost-per-task captures.

Frequently asked questions

Is Claude Haiku 4.5 or GLM 4.6 cheaper?

For a typical workload (1,500 input + 500 output tokens × 200,000 requests/month), GLM 4.6 costs $303/mo versus $800/mo for Claude Haiku 4.5 — about 2.6× less. Because output is priced higher than input, the winner can flip if your workload writes much more or less than this; check your own numbers in the calculator.

What's the main difference between Claude Haiku 4.5 and GLM 4.6?

On price, Claude Haiku 4.5 is $1.00/$5.00 per 1M (in/out) and GLM 4.6 is $0.43/$1.74. GLM 4.6 has the larger context window at 203K tokens. Claude Haiku 4.5 also accepts image input, while GLM 4.6 is text-only.

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