Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Llama Guard 3 1B
Claude Haiku 4.5 (2025) and Llama Guard 3 1B (2024) are general-purpose language models from Anthropic and AI at Meta. Claude Haiku 4.5 ships a 200k-token context window, while Llama Guard 3 1B ships a not-yet-sourced context window. On pricing, Llama Guard 3 1B costs $0.1/1M input tokens versus $0.8/1M for the alternative. This comparison covers specs, pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, provider availability, and production fit.
Llama Guard 3 1B is ~700% cheaper at $0.1/1M; pay for Claude Haiku 4.5 only for coding workflow support.
Specs
| Released | 2025-10-01 | 2024-09-25 |
| Context window | 200k | — |
| Parameters | — | 1B |
| Architecture | decoder only | decoder only |
| License | Proprietary | Open Source |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-02 | - |
Pricing and availability
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Llama Guard 3 1B | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.8/1M tokens | $0.1/1M tokens |
| Output price | $4/1M tokens | $0.1/1M tokens |
| Providers |
Capabilities
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Llama Guard 3 1B | |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ||
| Multimodal | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Function calling | ||
| Tool use | ||
| Structured outputs | ||
| Code execution |
Benchmarks
No shared benchmark rows are currently sourced for this pair.
Deep dive
The capability footprint differs most on vision: Claude Haiku 4.5, multimodal input: Claude Haiku 4.5, function calling: Claude Haiku 4.5, tool use: Claude Haiku 4.5, structured outputs: Claude Haiku 4.5, and code execution: Claude Haiku 4.5. Both models share the core language-model surface, so the practical split is not just feature count. Use those differences to decide whether the page is about raw model quality, agentic coding support, multimodal ingestion, or predictable structured API behavior.
For cost, Claude Haiku 4.5 lists $0.8/1M input and $4/1M output tokens, while Llama Guard 3 1B lists $0.1/1M input and $0.1/1M output tokens on the cheapest tracked provider. A 70/30 input-output blend puts Llama Guard 3 1B lower by about $1.66 per million blended tokens. Availability is 8 providers versus 1, so concentration risk also matters.
Choose Claude Haiku 4.5 when coding workflow support and broader provider choice are central to the workload. Choose Llama Guard 3 1B when provider fit and lower input-token cost are more important. For production, rerun your own prompts through the exact provider, region, and tool stack you plan to ship.
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Llama Guard 3 1B?
Llama Guard 3 1B is cheaper on tracked token pricing. Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $0.8/1M input and $4/1M output tokens. Llama Guard 3 1B costs $0.1/1M input and $0.1/1M output tokens. Provider discounts or batch pricing can still change the final bill.
Is Claude Haiku 4.5 or Llama Guard 3 1B open source?
Claude Haiku 4.5 is listed under Proprietary. Llama Guard 3 1B is listed under Open Source. License labels affect whether you can self-host, redistribute weights, or rely only on hosted APIs, so confirm the upstream license before deployment.
Which is better for vision, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Llama Guard 3 1B?
Claude Haiku 4.5 has the clearer documented vision signal in this comparison. If vision is mission-critical, validate it against the provider endpoint because model-level support and API-level exposure can differ.
Which is better for multimodal input, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Llama Guard 3 1B?
Claude Haiku 4.5 has the clearer documented multimodal input signal in this comparison. If multimodal input is mission-critical, validate it against the provider endpoint because model-level support and API-level exposure can differ.
Which is better for function calling, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Llama Guard 3 1B?
Claude Haiku 4.5 has the clearer documented function calling signal in this comparison. If function calling is mission-critical, validate it against the provider endpoint because model-level support and API-level exposure can differ.
Where can I run Claude Haiku 4.5 and Llama Guard 3 1B?
Claude Haiku 4.5 is available on Microsoft Foundry, Anthropic, Snowflake Cortex, AWS Bedrock, and GCP Vertex AI. Llama Guard 3 1B is available on Fireworks AI. Provider coverage can affect latency, region availability, compliance posture, and fallback options.
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Last reviewed: 2026-04-27. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.