| Signal | Claude 3 Haiku | Delta | Grok 3 Mini |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 50 | -33 | |
Benchmarks | 48 | +0 | |
Pricing | 99 | -1 | |
Context window size | 84 | +3 | |
Recency | 0 | -75 | |
Output Capacity | 60 | +40 | |
| Overall Result | 3 wins | of 6 | 3 wins |
Score History
50.4
current score
Grok 3 Mini
right now
50.6
current score
Anthropic
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Grok 3 Mini saves you $32.50/month
That's $390.00/year compared to Claude 3 Haiku at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Claude 3 Haiku | Grok 3 Mini | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50 | 51 | Grok 3 Mini |
| Rank | #163 | #162 | Grok 3 Mini |
| Quality Rank | #163 | #162 | Grok 3 Mini |
| Adoption Rank | #163 | #162 | Grok 3 Mini |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 200K | 131K | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Pricing | $0.25/$1.25/M | $0.30/$0.50/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 50 | 83 | Grok 3 Mini |
| Benchmarks | 48 | 48 | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Pricing | 99 | 100 | Grok 3 Mini |
| Context window size | 84 | 81 | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Recency | 0 | 75 | Grok 3 Mini |
| Output Capacity | 60 | 20 | Claude 3 Haiku |
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 #163), placing it in the top 44% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 51/100 (rank #162), placing it in the top 44% of all 290 models tracked.
With only a 0-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.
Grok 3 Mini offers 47% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $12.00/month with Grok 3 Mini vs $22.50/month with Claude 3 Haiku - a $10.50 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. Grok 3 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 ($0.50/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (51/100) 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 Grok 3 Mini are extremely close in overall performance (only 0.20000000000000284 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
Grok 3 Mini
47% 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 | Grok 3 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Modediffers | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
Anthropic
xAI
Grok 3 Mini saves you $0.8100/month
That's 42% cheaper than Claude 3 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 Haiku | Grok 3 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 200K | 131K |
| Max Output Tokens | 4,096 | -- |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Mar 13, 2024 | Jun 10, 2025 |