Why Claude comes up
Claude 3.5 offers thoughtful answers with strong guardrails. Picking the right tier keeps that value without overspending.
Rate card at a glance
- Claude 3.5 Sonnet - $0.003 input / $0.015 output per 1K tokens. Go-to for executive assistants and regulated workflows.
- Claude 3.5 Haiku - $0.0008 input / $0.004 output per 1K tokens. Ideal for daily summaries, tagging, and fast replies.
Mini comparison loop
- Label your top three workflows "high stakes" or "high volume."
- Run both tiers in the LLM cost calculator and export the chart.
- Email the chart with one ask: "Approve Haiku for the high-volume lanes, keep Sonnet for premium touchpoints."
Lines for stakeholders
- Sonnet = polished tone and policy comfort for customer-facing teams.
- Haiku = 70%+ savings for operational work that needs speed over nuance.
- Routing rules inside LLM Cost Optimizer keep every request on the smartest tier.
Next step
Contact our team and we'll bundle Claude, OpenAI, and Gemini into one simple approval guide.