A $0.25 model beat a $3 model -- with better context

📰 Dev.to · Ken Imoto

Claude Haiku with RAG scored 11.8. Claude Sonnet alone scored 5.3. The cheaper model won by 223% -- and cost 1/12th as much. Here's the framework for deciding when context beats compute.

Published 24 Apr 2026

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Claude Haiku with RAG scored 11.8. Claude Sonnet alone scored 5.3. The cheaper model won by 223% -- and cost 1/12th as much. Here's the framework for deciding when context beats compute.
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