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Claude Haiku vs GPT-4o-mini

Small, fast, cheap models for high-volume use cases.

Both are fast and cheap. Haiku is slightly more cautious; 4o-mini is slightly more flexible. Pick by workload.

At a glance

Claude HaikuGPT-4o-mini
SpeedVery fastVery fast
Cost$0.25/$1.25 per M$0.15/$0.60 per M
Context200K128K

When to pick Claude Haiku

When you need Anthropic's safety posture or are building in Claude ecosystem.

When to pick GPT-4o-mini

When cost is the top priority or you're on OpenAI.

My verdict

Both are excellent for classification, extraction, routing. Pick by ecosystem.

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