head-to-head · model vs model
Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash
Live matchup data for Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 2.5 Flash: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.
share of openrouter tokens
as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior
usage share — openrouter model rankings
Usage crossover
current leader: Gemini 2.5 Flash
source: OpenRouter model rankings · daily · 90d
through Jul 7, 2026
side by side
Spec & pricing
| Spec | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Anthropic | |
| Homepage | openrouter.ai | openrouter.ai |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Input price | $1.00/MTok | $0.3/MTok |
| Output price | $5.00/MTok | $2.50/MTok |
| Cache read | $0.1/MTok | $0.03/MTok |
| Price as of | Jul 8, 2026 · openrouter | Jul 8, 2026 · openrouter |
sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries
— = not tracked / not applicable
head to head
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aa-agentic-index | 16.4 index— · anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 | — | openrouter.ai |
| aa-coding-index | 43.9 index— · anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 | — | openrouter.ai |
| aa-intelligence-index | 29.6 index— · anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 | — | openrouter.ai |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 55.1%May 25 · gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20 (24k think) | github.com |
best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks
sources linked per row
community pulse
Reddit sentiment
| Signal | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
sentiment feed pending — Reddit pulse lands with the daily crawl | ||
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
awaiting first crawl
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Claude Haiku 4.5 more used than Gemini 2.5 Flash?
- As of Jul 7, 2026, Claude Haiku 4.5 shows 0.5% of OpenRouter token volume and Gemini 2.5 Flash shows 1.2% of OpenRouter token volume. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
- How does Claude Haiku 4.5 pricing compare to Gemini 2.5 Flash?
- Claude Haiku 4.5 runs $1.00 per million input tokens and $5.00 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). Gemini 2.5 Flash runs $0.3 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
- How do Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 2.5 Flash score on coding benchmarks?
- The tape holds 3 tracked results for Claude Haiku 4.5 and 3 for Gemini 2.5 Flash, but none on a shared benchmark yet — scores are listed side by side without a common baseline.
- Where does this comparison data come from?
- OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.
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