Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026
In this head-to-head showdown, Claude Haiku 4.5 delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,438 vs 1,360), while Claude Haiku 4.5 leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (58.2%), while Doubao Lite 1.5 is more budget-friendly at $0.1/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.
Anthropic cheap/fast Claude SKU. Official Claude Platform list price $1/$5 per 1M tokens (Anthropic Haiku page).
ByteDance high-speed lightweight model priced at sub-cent levels.
Speed, cost, and intelligence tradeoffs across the Anthropic lineup
Δ 78 Arena Elo pts
180 tok/s
$0.1 / 1M output
Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.
Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.
Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.
Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy
Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness
Cost per million tokens and max context window length
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Doubao Lite 1.5 | Advantage Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preference Elo | Claude Haiku 4.5 (+78) | ||
| Coding Elo | Claude Haiku 4.5 (+126) | ||
| LiveBench | Claude Haiku 4.5 (+8.4%) | ||
| SWE-bench | Claude Haiku 4.5 (+12.2%) | ||
| GPQA Diamond | Claude Haiku 4.5 (+9.8%) | ||
| Time to first token | Claude Haiku 4.5 (+15 ms) | ||
| Output speed | 175 tok/s | 180 tok/s | Doubao Lite 1.5 (+5 tok/s) |
| Input price | $0.04/1M | Doubao Lite 1.5 (+$0.96/1M) | |
| Output price | $0.1/1M | Doubao Lite 1.5 (+$4.9/1M) | |
| Context window | Claude Haiku 4.5 (+167k) |
Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).
Doubao Lite 1.5 is estimated to save $107.10/month ($1,285/year).
Higher SWE-bench (58.2%).
Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).
Lower TTFT (95 ms).
Larger window (200k).
Claude Haiku 4.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
| Target Workload | Recommended Pick | Evaluation Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Repo / coding agents | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Higher SWE-bench (58.2%). |
| High-volume chat | Doubao Lite 1.5 | Lower output list price ($0.1/1M). |
| Voice / low-latency UI | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Lower TTFT (95 ms). |
| Long-document RAG | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Larger window (200k). |
| Screenshots / vision | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Claude Haiku 4.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog. |
$1/$5 hosted Claude vs a cheap long-context open sibling. The alternative-to-Sonnet pair that is honest.
Huge window, cheap hosted lists. The Haiku alternative that is actually open-weight.
Official Anthropic list $1/$5. This is the SKU behind “cheapest Claude alternative” that is still Claude.
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