How to Manage Claude Tokens
$ API Cost Control
Pick the right model
Not every task needs the biggest model
Not every task needs the most powerful model. Using Claude Haiku for simple classification tasks and Sonnet for complex reasoning can cut costs by 10–20x without any quality loss for the right workloads.
Quick model guide
- Haikufast, cheap. Classification, extraction, simple Q&A, structured data parsing.
- Sonnetbalanced. Most product features, reasoning, writing, code generation.
- Opusmaximum capability. Complex analysis, nuanced judgment, highest-stakes outputs.
operator note
Route tasks programmatically. Use a fast model to classify incoming requests, then route complex ones to Sonnet and simple ones to Haiku automatically.
Changelog · 1
- Initial release — 5 sections, 11 lessons.