Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) vs Kimi K2 Thinking

Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) vs Kimi K2 Thinking. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
16.90
Total cost
$594
KimiKimi K2 ThinkingNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.00
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning)Kimi K2 ThinkingDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)16.922.0+30.2% Kimi K2 Thinking is 30.2% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$594.08Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)23.70s22.49s−5.1% Kimi K2 Thinking is 5.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$1.00 / $5.00$0.60 / $2.50
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