Claude Haiku 5.5 API
Access Claude Haiku 5.5 through one API key. Anthropic Fast Low-Cost Claude.
Claude Haiku 5.5 is Anthropic's small, fast model for high-volume, cost-sensitive work, succeeding Claude Haiku 4.5 with stronger coding and computer use. It suits summarization, classification, subagents inside larger agents, and browser automation, anywhere you run Claude thousands of times a day.
No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.
Claude Haiku 5.5 API pricing
Pay per request from your YepAPI balance — no subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices updated October 23, 2026.
| Token type | Price |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.15 / 1M tokens |
| Output | $0.74 / 1M tokens |
| Context window | 1M tokens |
| What it costs | Per job | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Chat reply1K input + 500 output tokens | $0.0005 | $0.52 |
| RAG answer8K input + 800 output tokens | $0.0018 | $1.79 |
| Agent step with tools30K input + 2K output tokens | $0.006 | $5.98 |
| Long document summary100K input + 2K output tokens | $0.016 | $16.48 |
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Send a message and see Claude Haiku 5.5 respond in real time.
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Claude Haiku 5.5 specs
| Provider | Anthropic |
|---|---|
| Model ID | anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 |
| Endpoint | /v1/ai/chat |
| Type | Text Generation |
| Context window | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens |
| Reasoning | No |
| OpenAI-compatible | Yes — /v1/ai/chat/completions |
How to get a Claude Haiku 5.5 API key
- 1
Create a free account
Sign up at yepapi.com with Google or email. It takes about 30 seconds and needs no card.
- 2
Create an API key
Open the dashboard, go to API Keys and create a key. Copy it — it starts with yep_sk_.
- 3
Call Claude Haiku 5.5
Send a request to /v1/ai/chat with the x-api-key header and model "anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5".
- 4
Pay as you go
Usage is billed per request from your balance. Top up any amount; there is no subscription.
Strengths
$0.15 per 1M input and $0.74 per 1M output tokens, a fraction of Haiku 4.5, for workloads where cost per call matters.
Built for low latency, so it fits interactive UIs and the many small steps inside an agent.
Handles up to 1,000,000 tokens of input, unusual for a model in this price band.
Reliable tool calling and computer use make it a good worker model under a larger orchestrator.
Quick start
Copy this snippet and start making calls with Claude Haiku 5.5.
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/ai/chat', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"model": "anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5",
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Explain API gateways in 2 sentences."
}
],
"maxTokens": 256
}),
});
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data.message.content);Claude Haiku 5.5 vs similar models
Every model below runs on the same API key — switch by changing the model ID.
| Model | Provider | Price | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | Anthropic | $0.15 in / $0.74 out per 1M | 1M |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Anthropic | $1.48 in / $7.38 out per 1M | 200K |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Anthropic | $2.95 in / $14.77 out per 1M | 1M |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Anthropic | $2.95 in / $14.77 out per 1M | 1M |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Anthropic | $4.43 in / $22.15 out per 1M | 1M |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Anthropic | $4.43 in / $22.15 out per 1M | 1M |
| Nemotron 3 Super | NVIDIA | $0 in / $0 out per 1M | 262K |
| Qwen3.7 Flash | Qwen | $0.04 in / $0.19 out per 1M | 1M |
Why use Claude Haiku 5.5 through YepAPI?
Claude Haiku 5.5 API — pricing, context window & access
Claude Haiku 5.5 is Anthropic's small, fast model for high-volume, cost-sensitive work, succeeding Claude Haiku 4.5 with stronger coding and computer use. It pairs a 1,000,000-token context window with up to 128,000 output tokens per response, at $0.15 per 1M input and $0.74 per 1M output tokens through YepAPI.
Through YepAPI you call Claude Haiku 5.5 on an OpenAI-compatible endpoint with a single key — the same key that reaches GPT-6, Claude, Gemini, Grok and the SEO, SERP and scraping APIs. Input: text, images, files.
What is Claude Haiku 5.5?
Claude Haiku 5.5 is Anthropic's small, fast model for high-volume, cost-sensitive work, succeeding Claude Haiku 4.5 with stronger coding and computer use. It keeps the 1M-token context of the larger Claude 5.5 models, so even cheap high-volume calls can take long documents without chunking. It accepts text, images, files as input, handles up to 1,000,000 tokens of context and returns up to 128,000 output tokens per call.
Build with Claude Haiku 5.5 via YepAPI
YepAPI serves Claude Haiku 5.5 on the OpenAI-compatible /v1/ai/chat endpoint. Point your base URL at YepAPI, add your key, and set the model string to claude-haiku-5.5 (or the full anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Function calling, structured outputs and reasoning settings pass straight through, and switching to any other model on the platform is a one-string change per request.
Claude Haiku 5.5 API pricing — $0.15 / 1M input, $0.74 / 1M output
Claude Haiku 5.5 costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.74 per 1M output tokens through YepAPI, pay per token with no minimums. Failed calls are never charged, and every request is itemised in your dashboard API Logs.
Claude Haiku 5.5 use cases
It suits summarization, classification, subagents inside larger agents, and browser automation, anywhere you run Claude thousands of times a day.
Try Claude Haiku 5.5 free
Every new YepAPI account includes $5 in free credit with no card required — enough to test Claude Haiku 5.5 on your own prompts before committing to paid usage. Create an account, copy your key, and call claude-haiku-5.5 right away.
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$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.
What developers say
“Switched from SerpAPI and cut our SERP costs by 80%. Same data quality, way simpler billing.”
“One API key for AI models, SERP data, and web scraping. Saved us from managing 4 separate providers.”
“The $5 free credit let us prototype our entire rank tracking feature before committing. No other API does that.”
Frequently asked questions
Claude Haiku 5.5 is Anthropic's small, fast model for high-volume, cost-sensitive work, succeeding Claude Haiku 4.5 with stronger coding and computer use. It suits summarization, classification, subagents inside larger agents, and browser automation, anywhere you run Claude thousands of times a day.
Claude Haiku 5.5 costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.74 per 1M output tokens through YepAPI, billed per request with no monthly fee. For example, a chat reply (1K input + 500 output tokens) costs about $0.0005.
Sign up at yepapi.com (Google or email, about 30 seconds), open the dashboard and create an API key. The same key works for Claude Haiku 5.5 and every other model — no separate Anthropic account or waitlist.
New YepAPI accounts in most countries get free signup credit, enough to test Claude Haiku 5.5 without a card. After that you pay per request at the rates above — there is no subscription.
Use "anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5" as the model on /v1/ai/chat. The short alias "claude-haiku-5.5" also works.
Yes. Point the OpenAI SDK at https://api.yepapi.com/v1/ai with your YepAPI key and set model to "anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5". Streaming works the same way, so existing OpenAI code only needs the base URL and key changed.
Claude Haiku 5.5 supports a 1M token context window with up to 128K output tokens per request.
Ready to use Claude Haiku 5.5?
$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.
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