Model Comparison

Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Pixtral-12B

Comparing Claude Haiku 4.5 and Pixtral-12B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Claude Haiku 4.5 and Pixtral-12B don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Pixtral-12B costs less

For input processing, Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1.00/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Haiku 4.5 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 33.3x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Haiku 4.5 is more expensive than Pixtral-12B.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Input tokens$1.00
Output tokens$5.00
Best providerAnthropic
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.15
Best providerMistral
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Haiku 4.5 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Pixtral-12B's 128,000 tokens. Claude Haiku 4.5 can generate longer responses up to 64,000 tokens, while Pixtral-12B is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Haiku 4.5 and Pixtral-12B support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Pixtral-12B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Haiku 4.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Pixtral-12B uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Pixtral-12B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Haiku 4.5 was released on 2025-10-15, while Pixtral-12B was released on 2024-09-17.

Claude Haiku 4.5 is 13 months newer than Pixtral-12B.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Oct 15, 2025

6 months ago

1.1yr newer
Pixtral-12B

Sep 17, 2024

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Haiku 4.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-02-01, while Pixtral-12B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Haiku 4.5's training data extends to 2025-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Pixtral-12B's cutoff date.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Feb 2025

Pixtral-12B

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Provider Availability

Claude Haiku 4.5 is available from Anthropic. Pixtral-12B is available from Mistral AI.

Claude Haiku 4.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M

Pixtral-12B

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.15/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Pixtral-12B

Claude Haiku 4.5 (Anthropic) and Pixtral-12B (Mistral AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Claude Haiku 4.5 scores Tau2 Retail: 83.2%, MMMLU: 83.0%, Tau2 Telecom: 83.0%, AIME 2025: 80.7%, SWE-Bench Verified: 73.3%. Pixtral-12B scores DocVQA: 90.7%, ChartQA: 81.8%, VQAv2: 78.6%, MT-Bench: 76.8%, HumanEval: 72.0%.
Pixtral-12B is 6.7x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1.00/M input and $5.00/M output via anthropic. Pixtral-12B costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via mistral.
Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 200K tokens and Pixtral-12B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($1.00 vs $0.15/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude Haiku 4.5 is developed by Anthropic and Pixtral-12B is developed by Mistral AI.