Claude Haiku 5.5 (High) vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Claude Haiku 5.5 (High) by Anthropic or Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) by Anthropic? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
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Verdict
Depends on your budget
Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 3.4 points higher (41.2 vs 37.8) but costs 1.7× as much to run the benchmark ($158 vs $94.1; both mid-range class). Pick Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Claude Haiku 5.5 (High).
| Metric | Claude Haiku 5.5 (High) | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 37.8 | 41.2 | +9.0% Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhi… is 9.0% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $94.07 | $157.58 | +67.5% Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhi… is 67.5% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 26.02s | 59.82s | +129.9% Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhi… is 129.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.10 / $0.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (High): 9.0% more intelligence, 67.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 129.9% slower end-to-end.
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Against the frontier
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (High) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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