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Claude Haiku 5.5 vs LongCat-Flash-Lite

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 18.6. LongCat-Flash-Lite is 1.1x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Meituan · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 18.6, ranking #19 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Haiku 5.5 wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, LongCat-Flash-Lite is roughly 1.1x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude Haiku 5.5 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 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

  • overall performance matters — it scores 50.0 and ranks #19 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose LongCat-Flash-Lite

  • cost matters — it's about 1.1x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Haiku 5.5
Anthropic
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Meituan
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
50.0
#19
18.6
#226
Reasoning
47.2
#27
18.9
#219
Coding
40.2
#13
7.0
#200
Agents
33.3
#28
4.0
#172
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$0.10 / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
$0.50 / M
$0.40 / M
Context window
1,000,000
256,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Claude Haiku 5.5
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Math
25.7#110
17.2#202
Tool use
20.3#59
9.5#143
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

36 reported for Claude Haiku 5.5 · 13 for LongCat-Flash-Lite

1 shared

Claude Haiku 5.5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (SWE-bench Multilingual), while LongCat-Flash-Lite is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Haiku 5.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

LongCat-Flash-Lite costs less

For input processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10/1M tokens) costs the same as LongCat-Flash-Lite ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.50/1M tokens) is 1.3x more expensive than LongCat-Flash-Lite ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Haiku 5.5 is more expensive than LongCat-Flash-Lite.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Haiku 5.5
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerAnthropic
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerMeituan
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Haiku 5.5 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to LongCat-Flash-Lite's 256,000 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Input256,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas LongCat-Flash-Lite 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

LongCat-Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Haiku 5.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while LongCat-Flash-Lite uses MIT.

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

Claude Haiku 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

LongCat-Flash-Lite

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Haiku 5.5 was released on 2026-10-07, while LongCat-Flash-Lite was released on 2026-02-05.

Claude Haiku 5.5 is 8 months newer than LongCat-Flash-Lite.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Oct 7, 2026

1 days ago

8mo newer
LongCat-Flash-Lite

Feb 5, 2026

8 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Haiku 5.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while LongCat-Flash-Lite'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 LongCat-Flash-Lite's cutoff date.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Jun 2026

LongCat-Flash-Lite

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Provider Availability

Claude Haiku 5.5 is available from Anthropic. LongCat-Flash-Lite is available from Meituan.

Claude Haiku 5.5

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

LongCat-Flash-Lite

meituan logo
Meituan
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
* 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 LongCat-Flash-Lite side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Haiku 5.5
✓ Preferred
LongCat-Flash-Lite
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Haiku 5.5 vs LongCat-Flash-Lite.

Which is better, Claude Haiku 5.5 or LongCat-Flash-Lite?

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 18.6. Claude Haiku 5.5 is made by Anthropic and LongCat-Flash-Lite is made by Meituan. 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 LongCat-Flash-Lite 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%. LongCat-Flash-Lite scores MATH-500: 96.8%, MMLU: 85.5%, CMMLU: 82.5%, MMLU-Pro: 78.3%, Tau2 Retail: 73.1%.

Is Claude Haiku 5.5 cheaper than LongCat-Flash-Lite?

Both models cost $0.10 per million input tokens.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Haiku 5.5 and LongCat-Flash-Lite?

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and LongCat-Flash-Lite supports 256K 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 LongCat-Flash-Lite?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (50.0 vs 18.6), context window (1.0M vs 256K), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Haiku 5.5 and LongCat-Flash-Lite?

Claude Haiku 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and LongCat-Flash-Lite is developed by Meituan.

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