| Signal | Claude 3 Haiku | Delta | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 50 | -17 | |
Benchmarks | 48 | -2 | |
Pricing | 99 | +9 | |
Context window size | 84 | +3 | |
Recency | 0 | -35 | |
Output Capacity | 60 | -10 | |
| Overall Result | 2 wins | of 6 | 4 wins |
Score History
50.4
current score
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
right now
52.9
current score
Anthropic
OpenAI
Claude 3 Haiku saves you $662.50/month
That's $7950.00/year compared to GPT-4o (2024-11-20) at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Claude 3 Haiku | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50 | 53 | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
| Rank | #172 | #166 | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
| Quality Rank | #172 | #166 | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
| Adoption Rank | #172 | #166 | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 200K | 128K | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Pricing | $0.25/$1.25/M | $2.50/$10.00/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 50 | 67 | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
| Benchmarks | 48 | 51 | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
| Pricing | 99 | 90 | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Context window size | 84 | 81 | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Recency | 0 | 35 | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
| Output Capacity | 60 | 70 | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 50/100 (rank #172), placing it in the top 41% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 53/100 (rank #166), placing it in the top 43% of all 290 models tracked.
With only a 3-point gap, these models are in the same performance tier. The practical difference in output quality is minimal - your choice should depend on pricing, latency requirements, and specific feature needs.
Claude 3 Haiku offers 88% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $22.50/month with Claude 3 Haiku vs $187.50/month with GPT-4o (2024-11-20) - a $165.00 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Claude 3 Haiku also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (200K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($1.25/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (53/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Claude 3 Haiku and GPT-4o (2024-11-20) are extremely close in overall performance (only 2.5 points apart). Your best choice depends entirely on which specific strengths matter most for your use case.
Best for Quality
Claude 3 Haiku
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Claude 3 Haiku
88% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Claude 3 Haiku
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Claude 3 Haiku
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Claude 3 Haiku
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Anthropic
| Capability | Claude 3 Haiku | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Modediffers | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
Anthropic
OpenAI
Claude 3 Haiku saves you $14.55/month
That's 88% cheaper than GPT-4o (2024-11-20) at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Claude 3 Haiku | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 200K | 128K |
| Max Output Tokens | 4,096 | 16,384 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Mar 13, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 |