Claude Haiku 4 Released
Narrative
Fast, efficient Claude tier. Sub-second responses. Vision capabilities. Improved coding. $0.25/$1.25 pricing.
Reality
Speed excellent: 200-400ms typical. Quality competitive for tier. Vision understanding solid. Coding capability strong. Price/performance compelling. High-volume use cases enabled.
Implication
Completed Claude 4 family. Fast tier strategy validated. Developer adoption for latency-sensitive apps. Pricing pressure on competitors. Tier differentiation working.