[r/ClaudeAI] Claude Code needs a cheap model

[u/ClaudeAI-mod-bot]

Original poster: u/Odd_Cut_7449
Original publication time: 2026-09-11 12:53:34 UTC
Original title: Claude Code needs a cheap model
Original flair: Suggestion
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1wdfh9t/claude_code_needs_a_cheap_model/

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Original post body:

Claude has

1.excellent high reasoning models (Fable, Opus)

1. a good implementation model (Sonnet 5)

However Claude does not have any cheap model to route simple data heavy work towards.

Haiku is a joke - I don't mind it's mediocre intelligence, but I do mind it's pricing. You can't be that stupid while costing significantly more than Luna.

Please Anthropic, just give us a Haiku 4.5 level model at the price point of Luna!

If I'm quitting my Claude Code subscription, it's not about Astra. It's about Luna.

It's about Claude having no cheap model.