Claude Instant: Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Analysis of Anthropic's Claude Instant and comparison to other AI models across key metrics including quality, price, performance (tokens per second & time to first token), context window & more. Click on any model to compare API providers for that model. For more details including relating to our methodology, see our FAQs.
Anthropic has launched a newer model, Claude 2.0. We suggest considering this model instead of Claude Instant. See the following pages for a comparison of Claude 2.0 to other models and Claude 2.0 API provider benchmarks.
Comparison Summary
Intelligence:
Claude Instant is of lower intelligence compared to average, with Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index of 1.
Price:Claude Instant is cheaper compared to average with a price of $1.20 per 1M Tokens (blended 3:1).
Claude Instant Input token price: $0.80, Output token price: $2.40 per 1M Tokens.
Speed:Latency:Context Window:Claude Instant Input token price: $0.80, Output token price: $2.40 per 1M Tokens.
Claude Instant has a smaller context windows than average, with a context window of 100k tokens.
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index; Higher is better
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)
Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
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Claude Instant Model Details
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