Claude 3 Haiku vs GPT-4o
API pricing, context window and capabilities for Claude 3 Haiku and GPT-4o, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.
Verdict
computed from the published numbersClaude 3 Haiku wins on price and on context window. GPT-4o wins on intelligence. Benchmark data is unavailable for one or both models.
Price
Claude 3 Haiku
Terminal-Bench
Not called
Intelligence
GPT-4o
Context window
Claude 3 Haiku
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersClaude 3 Haiku wins
- Cheaper input ($0.25 vs $2.50 /1M)
- Cheaper output ($1.25 vs $10.00 /1M)
- Larger context window (200K vs 131K)
GPT-4o wins
- Higher max output (4K vs 16K)
- More serving providers (3 vs 6)
- Supports audio
- Supports prompt caching
Cheaper overall
Claude 3 Haiku
$0.25 + $1.25 /1M
Larger context
Claude 3 Haiku
200K
More providers
GPT-4o
6 providers
Pricing & specs
cheapest listed route · per 1M tokensOn-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower.
| Claude 3 Haiku | GPT-4o | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $0.25via Vertex AI Anthropic Models best | $2.50via OpenAI |
| Output $/1M | $1.25via Vertex AI Anthropic Models best | $10.00via OpenAI |
| Context window | 200K best | 131K |
| Max output | 4K | 16K best |
| Serving providers | 3 | 6 best |
| Date | First listed May 2024 | Released May 13, 2024 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| Claude 3 Haiku | GPT-4o | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 5.6 | 8.4 best |
| GPQA Diamond | 37% | 54% best |
| Output speed | Not available | 150 t/s |
| Latency (TTFT) | Not available | 0.79s |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Claude 3 Haiku
via Vertex AI Anthropic Models
$2.50
GPT-4o
via Gmi
$23
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | Claude 3 Haiku | GPT-4o |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | — | — |
| Audio | — | ✓ |
| Prompt caching | — | ✓ |
| Structured output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web search | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Claude 3 Haiku or GPT-4o?
Claude 3 Haiku is cheaper for input ($0.25 vs $2.50 per 1M tokens) from Vertex AI Anthropic Models. Claude 3 Haiku is cheaper for output ($1.25 vs $10.00 per 1M tokens) from Vertex AI Anthropic Models.
What is the context window difference between Claude 3 Haiku and GPT-4o?
Claude 3 Haiku has a 200K-token context window and GPT-4o has 131K tokens, so Claude 3 Haiku can take a larger prompt.
How do Claude 3 Haiku and GPT-4o compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, GPT-4o leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026
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