Compare/Claude 3 Haiku vs Cogito v2.1 (Reasoning)

Claude 3 HaikuvsCogito v2.1 (Reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Anthropic

Claude 3 Haiku

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$1.25/M
Speed
132 tok/s
TTFT
0.41s
Deep Cogito

Cogito v2.1 (Reasoning)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$1.25/M
Speed
93 tok/s
TTFT
0.37s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Claude 3 Haiku
Faster (tok/s)
Claude 3 Haiku
Lower Latency
Cogito v2.1 (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (2-10)
Cogito v2.1 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricClaude 3 HaikuCogito v2.1 (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.25$1.25
Output ($/M tokens)$1.25$1.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Claude 3 Haiku$0.38
Cogito v2.1 (Reasoning)$1.38

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Claude 3 Haiku
132 tok/s
Cogito v2.1 (Reasoning)
93 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Claude 3 Haiku
0.41s
Cogito v2.1 (Reasoning)
0.37s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
12.3
Coding Index
6.724.8
Math Index
72.7
GPQA Diamond
37.4%76.8%
MMLU-Pro
84.9%
LiveCodeBench
15.4%68.8%
AIME 2025
72.7%
MATH-500
39.4%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.9%11.0%
SciCode
18.6%41.0%
IFBench
36.1%46.3%
TerminalBench
0.8%16.7%
Claude 3 Haiku2 wins
10 winsCogito v2.1 (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude 3 Haiku or Cogito v2.1 (Reasoning)?

Claude 3 Haiku is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.50/M tokens vs $1.25/M for Cogito v2.1 (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Cogito v2.1 (Reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Claude 3 Haiku. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Claude 3 Haiku generates tokens faster at 132 tok/s vs 93 tok/s. However, Cogito v2.1 (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.37s vs 0.41s).

When should I use Claude 3 Haiku vs Cogito v2.1 (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Claude 3 Haiku for lower cost, Cogito v2.1 (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Claude 3 Haiku for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.