The best model Anthropic has ever made

Summary

Anthropic has released a new, affordable AI model called Haiku 4.5, marking their first significant update to a small model in over a year and addressing the growing market demand for fast, cheap AI solutions. The new model promises impressive performance, reportedly being competitive with Sonnet 4 and GPT-5 Codex, particularly in coding tasks, and comes with a minimal price increase from their previous version. This release highlights Anthropic's strategic positioning in the AI market by offering a cost-effective model that could challenge competitors like OpenAI in day-to-day usage.