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Claude Haiku 5.5 vs ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

Claude Haiku 5.5 and ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview are closely matched at 49.0 and 52.3 on the LLM Stats Score. Claude Haiku 5.5 is 2.5x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Baidu · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Haiku 5.5 and ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 49.0 and 52.3.

In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Claude Haiku 5.5 is roughly 2.5x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Haiku 5.5

  • cost matters — it's about 2.5x cheaper per token

Choose ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

  • your work emphasizes agents — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Haiku 5.5
Anthropic
ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
Baidu
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
49.0
#27
52.3
#13
Reasoning
46.0
#38
50.7
#12
Coding
37.5
#25
37.9
#20
Agents
32.8
#40
38.5
#11
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 4
4 of 4
Input price
$0.10 / M
$0.28 / M
Output price
$0.50 / M
$1.13 / M
Context window
1,000,000
1,048,576

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Claude Haiku 5.5
ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
Tool use
19.8#82
32.2#8
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

36 reported for Claude Haiku 5.5 · 13 for ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

4 shared

Claude Haiku 5.5 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is better at 4 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam (no tools, text-only), OfficeQA Pro, Terminal-Bench 4.0, Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1).

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Claude Haiku 5.5 costs less

For input processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10/1M tokens) is 2.8x cheaper than ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview ($0.28/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.50/1M tokens) is 2.3x cheaper than ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview ($1.13/1M tokens).

In conclusion, ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is more expensive than Claude Haiku 5.5.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Haiku 5.5
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerAnthropic
Baidu
ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
Input tokens$0.28
Output tokens$1.13
Best providerBaidu
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Claude Haiku 5.5's 1,000,000 tokens. ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview can generate longer responses up to 1,048,576 tokens, while Claude Haiku 5.5 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Baidu
ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output1,048,576 tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview does not.

Claude Haiku 5.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Haiku 5.5 was released on 2026-10-07, while ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview was released on 2026-11-11.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is 1 month newer than Claude Haiku 5.5.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Oct 7, 2026

1 months ago

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

Nov 11, 2026

1 days ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Haiku 5.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Haiku 5.5's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview's cutoff date.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Jun 2026

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

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Provider Availability

Claude Haiku 5.5 is available from Anthropic. ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is available from Baidu Qianfan.

Claude Haiku 5.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

baidu logo
Baidu
Input Price:Input: $0.28/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.13/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Haiku 5.5 and ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Haiku 5.5
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ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Haiku 5.5 vs ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview.

Which is better, Claude Haiku 5.5 or ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview?

Claude Haiku 5.5 and ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 49.0 and 52.3. Claude Haiku 5.5 is made by Anthropic and ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is made by Baidu. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Haiku 5.5 compare to ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview in benchmarks?

Claude Haiku 5.5 scores Global-MMLU: 87.8%, MILU: 87.6%, BenchCAD (with Python tool): 87.0%, Chartography: 86.2%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 83.7%. ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview scores BrowseComp: 87.4%, DRACO: 84.9%, MCP Atlas: 84.6%, DeepSWE 1.1: 71.2%, OfficeQA Pro: 67.9%.

Is Claude Haiku 5.5 cheaper than ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview?

Claude Haiku 5.5 is 2.8x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Haiku 5.5 costs $0.10/M input and $0.50/M output via anthropic. ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview costs $0.28/M input and $1.13/M output via baidu.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Haiku 5.5 and ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview?

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Haiku 5.5 and ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (49.0 vs 52.3), context window (1.0M vs 1.0M), input pricing ($0.10 vs $0.28/M), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Haiku 5.5 and ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview?

Claude Haiku 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is developed by Baidu.

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