Claude 3 Haiku vs GPT-4o-mini

API pricing, context window and capabilities for Claude 3 Haiku and GPT-4o-mini, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.

Verdict

computed from the published numbers

Claude 3 Haiku wins on context window. GPT-4o-mini wins on price and on intelligence. Benchmark data is unavailable for one or both models.

Price
GPT-4o-mini
Terminal-Bench
Not called
Intelligence
GPT-4o-mini
Context window
Claude 3 Haiku

Key takeaways

who wins on what, from the published numbers

Claude 3 Haiku wins

  • Larger context window (200K vs 131K)

GPT-4o-mini wins

  • Cheaper input ($0.25 vs $0.15 /1M)
  • Cheaper output ($1.25 vs $0.60 /1M)
  • Higher max output (4K vs 16K)
  • More serving providers (3 vs 6)
  • Supports prompt caching
Cheaper overall
GPT-4o-mini
$0.15 + $0.60 /1M
Larger context
Claude 3 Haiku
200K
More providers
GPT-4o-mini
6 providers

Pricing & specs

cheapest listed route · per 1M tokens
On-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower.
Claude 3 HaikuGPT-4o-mini
Input $/1M$0.25via Vertex AI Anthropic Models $0.15via OpenAI best
Output $/1M$1.25via Vertex AI Anthropic Models $0.60via OpenAI best
Context window200K best131K
Max output4K 16K best
Serving providers3 6 best
DateFirst listed May 2024 Released Jul 18, 2024

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores, side by side
Claude 3 HaikuGPT-4o-mini
Intelligence5.6 6.7 best
Terminal-BenchNot available 6%
GPQA Diamond37% 43% best
Output speedNot available 120 t/s
Latency (TTFT)Not available 0.84s

Cost calculator

choose a serving route for each side
Input tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Claude 3 Haiku
via Vertex AI Anthropic Models
$2.50
GPT-4o-mini
via Gmi
$1.35

Capabilities

feature support, side by side
FeatureClaude 3 HaikuGPT-4o-mini
Vision✓✓
Tool use✓✓
Reasoning——
Audio——
Prompt caching—✓
Structured output✓✓
Web search——

Related comparisons

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Claude 3 Haiku or GPT-4o-mini?
GPT-4o-mini is cheaper for input ($0.25 vs $0.15 per 1M tokens) from OpenAI. GPT-4o-mini is cheaper for output ($1.25 vs $0.60 per 1M tokens) from OpenAI.
What is the context window difference between Claude 3 Haiku and GPT-4o-mini?
Claude 3 Haiku has a 200K-token context window and GPT-4o-mini has 131K tokens, so Claude 3 Haiku can take a larger prompt.
How do Claude 3 Haiku and GPT-4o-mini compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, GPT-4o-mini leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026

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