Claude Haiku 4.5 in GitHub Copilot
Anthropic - Versatile
In GitHub Copilot, Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1 per 1M input tokens and $5 per 1M output tokens, billed as AI credits at $0.01 each. A typical daily-coding request works out to about 1.3 credits (about $0.01) with auto model selection on. Rates verified against GitHub's rate sheet on 2026-07-14.
Token rates
- Input / 1M
- $1.00
- Cached input / 1M
- $0.10
- Output / 1M
- $5.00
- Cost per credit
- $0.01
Cache writes bill at $1.25/1M tokens (Anthropic models).
Credits per request
Defined workload baskets, not measured tasks, with auto model selection on.
| Workload | Credits (auto on) | Credits (auto off) | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 0.6 | 0.7 | $0.01 |
| Daily coding request | 1.3 | 1.4 | $0.01 |
| Agent session step | 4.2 | 4.7 | $0.04 |
At about 1.3 credits per daily-coding request, Claude Haiku 4.5 ranks #8 of 22 current models by cost, about 4.4x the cheapest (GPT-5.4 nano).
Requests per plan allowance
Daily-coding requests the included monthly credits buy, before any overage.
| Plan | Credits / month | Requests |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot Pro | 1,500 | 1,182 |
| Copilot Pro+ | 7,000 | 5,516 |
| Copilot Max | 20,000 | 15,760 |
| Copilot Business | 1,900 | 1,497 |
| Copilot Enterprise | 3,900 | 3,073 |
Copilot rate vs direct API
GitHub Copilot bills Claude Haiku 4.5 at $1.00 in / $5.00 out per 1M. That input rate is the same as the direct Anthropic haiku-4-5 API price of $1.00 in / $5.00 out (validated 2026-06-16).