Celeris-1 vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium)
Which is better for the money: Celeris-1 by Celeris or Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) by Anthropic? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium)
Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) vs Celeris-1: 447.6% more intelligence, 6.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 1423.3% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Celeris-1 | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 6.3 | 34.5 | +447.6% Claude Haiku 5.5 (Med… is 5.5× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $59.99 | $56.36 | −6.1% Claude Haiku 5.5 (Med… is 6.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 0.86s | 13.10s | +1423.3% Claude Haiku 5.5 (Med… is 1423.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.20 / $0.70 | $0.10 / $0.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Celeris-1 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) scores 34.50 for $56.4.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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