| Signal | Claude 3.5 Haiku | Delta | GPT-4o-mini |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 67 | -- | |
Benchmarks | 65 | -12 | |
Pricing | 4 | +3 | |
Context window size | 84 | +3 | |
Recency | 41 | +20 | |
Output Capacity | 65 | -5 | |
| Overall Result | 3 wins | of 6 | 2 wins |
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Anthropic
OpenAI
GPT-4o-mini saves you $235.00/month
That's $2820.00/year compared to Claude 3.5 Haiku at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Claude 3.5 Haiku | GPT-4o-mini | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62 | 64 | GPT-4o-mini |
| Rank | #207 | #192 | GPT-4o-mini |
| Quality Rank | #207 | #192 | GPT-4o-mini |
| Adoption Rank | #207 | #192 | GPT-4o-mini |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 200K | 128K | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| Pricing | $0.80/$4.00/M | $0.15/$0.60/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 67 | 67 | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| Benchmarks | 65 | 77 | GPT-4o-mini |
| Pricing | 4 | 1 | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| Context window size | 84 | 81 | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| Recency | 41 | 21 | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| Output Capacity | 65 | 70 | GPT-4o-mini |
Our composite score (0–100) combines six weighted signals: benchmark performance (25%), pricing efficiency (25%), context window size (15%), model recency (15%), output capacity (10%), and capability versatility (10%). Here's what the scores mean for these two models:
Scores 62/100 (rank #207), placing it in the top 29% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 64/100 (rank #192), placing it in the top 34% of all 290 models tracked.
With only a 2-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.
GPT-4o-mini offers 84% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $11.25/month with GPT-4o-mini vs $72.00/month with Claude 3.5 Haiku - a $60.75 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
Higher benchmark score (0/100) indicates stronger performance on coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Faster response time (speed score 0/100) is critical for user-facing chat. GPT-4o-mini 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 ($0.60/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (64/100) 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 3.5 Haiku and GPT-4o-mini are extremely close in overall performance (only 2.000000000000007 points apart). Your best choice depends entirely on which specific strengths matter most for your use case.
Best for Quality
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
GPT-4o-mini
84% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Anthropic
| Capability | Claude 3.5 Haiku | GPT-4o-mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Modediffers | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
Anthropic
OpenAI
GPT-4o-mini saves you $5.25/month
That's 84% cheaper than Claude 3.5 Haiku 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 3.5 Haiku | GPT-4o-mini |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 200K | 128K |
| Max Output Tokens | 8,192 | 16,384 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Nov 4, 2024 | Jul 18, 2024 |
GPT-4o-mini scores 64/100 (rank #192) compared to Claude 3.5 Haiku's 62/100 (rank #207), giving it a 2-point advantage. GPT-4o-mini is the stronger overall choice, though Claude 3.5 Haiku may excel in specific areas like certain benchmarks.
Claude 3.5 Haiku is ranked #207 and GPT-4o-mini is ranked #192 out of 290+ AI models. Rankings use a composite score combining benchmark performance (25%), pricing (25%), context window (15%), recency (15%), output capacity (10%), and versatility (10%). Scores update hourly.
GPT-4o-mini is cheaper at $0.60/M output tokens vs Claude 3.5 Haiku's $4.00/M output tokens - 6.7x more expensive. Input token pricing: Claude 3.5 Haiku at $0.80/M vs GPT-4o-mini at $0.15/M.
Claude 3.5 Haiku has a larger context window of 200,000 tokens compared to GPT-4o-mini's 128,000 tokens. A larger context window means the model can process longer documents and conversations.