Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Gemma 4 E2B
Claude Haiku 4.5 (2025) and Gemma 4 E2B (2026) are compact production models from Anthropic and Google DeepMind. Claude Haiku 4.5 ships a 200k-token context window, while Gemma 4 E2B ships a 128k-token context window. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads. It focuses on practical selection signals rather than broad model-family marketing.
Gemma 4 E2B is safer overall; choose Claude Haiku 4.5 when coding workflow support matters.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Gemma 4 E2B |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | multimodal apps, tool-calling agents, and provider-routed production | multimodal apps, tool-calling agents, and provider-routed production |
| Decision fit | Coding, RAG, and Agents | RAG, Agents, and Long context |
| Context window | 200k | 128k |
| Cheapest output | $4/1M tokens | - |
| Provider routes | 9 tracked | 2 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 0 shared | 0 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- Claude Haiku 4.5 has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
- Claude Haiku 4.5 has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- Claude Haiku 4.5 uniquely exposes Vision, Structured outputs, and Code execution in local model data.
- Local decision data tags Claude Haiku 4.5 for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
- Local decision data tags Gemma 4 E2B for RAG, Agents, and Long context.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
Claude Haiku 4.5
$1,640
Cheapest tracked route/tier: AWS Bedrock
Gemma 4 E2B
Unavailable
No complete token price in local provider data
Cost delta unavailable until both models have sourced input and output token prices.
Switch friction
- Provider overlap exists on GCP Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock; start route-level A/B tests there.
- Check replacement coverage for Vision, Structured outputs, and Code execution before moving production traffic.
- Provider overlap exists on AWS Bedrock and GCP Vertex AI; start route-level A/B tests there.
- Claude Haiku 4.5 adds Vision, Structured outputs, and Code execution in local capability data.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025-10-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| Context window | 200k | 128k |
| Parameters | — | 2B |
| Architecture | Decoder Only | - |
| License | Proprietary | Apache 2.0OSI-approved |
| Openness | Proprietary | Open source |
| Weights | Not released | Available |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: conditional | Commercial use: permitted |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-02 | 2025-01 |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Gemma 4 E2B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.80/1M tokens | - |
| Output price | $4/1M tokens | - |
| Providers |
Capabilities
| Capability | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Gemma 4 E2B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| JSON / Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | No |
| Code execution | Yes | No |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.
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Last reviewed: 2026-07-26. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.