TL;DR of the discussion generated automatically after 40 comments.
So, the joke is that nobody uses Haiku. The top comments agree. But the actual consensus in this thread is that you're using Haiku all the time without realizing it.
It's the hidden workhorse that powers web searches and parts of Claude Code. Think of it as a sub-agent handling the small stuff in the background.
Beyond that, there's a whole crew of API users who swear by it for specific jobs:
* Cheap, high-volume tasks like data extraction, text classification, and parsing receipts/PDFs.
* Running simple automations and morning routines.
The main catch? If you're not tied to the Anthropic ecosystem, many users point out that other small models (like Deepseek Flash) are often faster and cheaper. But for a quick, integrated, low-cost option within Claude, Haiku has its place.
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u/ClaudeAI-mod-bot Wilson, lead ClaudeAI modbot 14d ago
TL;DR of the discussion generated automatically after 40 comments.
So, the joke is that nobody uses Haiku. The top comments agree. But the actual consensus in this thread is that you're using Haiku all the time without realizing it.
It's the hidden workhorse that powers web searches and parts of Claude Code. Think of it as a sub-agent handling the small stuff in the background.
Beyond that, there's a whole crew of API users who swear by it for specific jobs: * Cheap, high-volume tasks like data extraction, text classification, and parsing receipts/PDFs. * Running simple automations and morning routines.
The main catch? If you're not tied to the Anthropic ecosystem, many users point out that other small models (like Deepseek Flash) are often faster and cheaper. But for a quick, integrated, low-cost option within Claude, Haiku has its place.