Claude Haiku 5.5vsGPT-5.4 Mini

Both language models, compared at each maker’s own API list prices. Every figure links to its source.

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Every model priced for the same request
Prompt per request
Cache hits
Batch
Service tier

8,000 tokens in, 2,000 out

Claude Haiku 5.5 on Claude APIGPT-5.4 Mini on OpenAI API
Rate appliedBase rateBase rate
Inputper 1M tokens$0.10 $0.75
Cache readper 1M tokens$0.010 $0.075
Outputper 1M tokens$0.50 $4.50
Cost per request$0.0018$0.015
Per 1,000 requests$1.80$15.00

Every model is priced for the same request at its maker’s own list prices (each with its source and date), so bold marks the cheapest. A model that can’t serve the request is named, not ranked; a condition its seller doesn’t price says which rate was used.

Cost per request as prompts grow

2K tokens out, list price on each maker’s API. Claude Haiku 5.5 charges $0.50 / $2.50 above 100K tokens. A line ends at the model’s context window.

0$0.20$0.400250K500K750K1Mprompt tokens per request100K8KClaude Haiku 5.5$0.0018 at 8KGPT-5.4 Mini$0.015 at 8K
  • Claude Haiku 5.5 · Claude API
  • GPT-5.4 Mini · OpenAI API

Where each stands among all scored models

Each line runs from the lowest to the highest score on the board; the tick is the median.

Epoch Capabilities Index#15 vs #62 of 118GPT-5.4 Mini: 149.3Claude Haiku 5.5: 160.2LMArena Text#78 vs #56 of 163GPT-5.4 Mini: 1,447Claude Haiku 5.5: 1,425LMArena Text · Coding#66 vs #60 of 163GPT-5.4 Mini: 1,495Claude Haiku 5.5: 1,489LMArena Text · Chinese#74 vs #70 of 161GPT-5.4 Mini: 1,474Claude Haiku 5.5: 1,468
  • Claude Haiku 5.5
  • GPT-5.4 Mini

Key differences

InputMaker’s official API · global · USD
$0.10 / 1M tokens Claude API pricing · as of Nov 1, 2026
$0.75 / 1M tokens OpenAI API pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
OutputMaker’s official API · global · USD
$0.50 / 1M tokens Claude API pricing · as of Nov 1, 2026
$4.50 / 1M tokens OpenAI API pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
Context
1,000,000 Claude Platform release notes · as of Nov 3, 2026
400,000 GPT-5.4 mini model · as of Nov 1, 2026
Knowledge cutoff
Jun 2026 Claude Haiku 5.5 model overview · as of Nov 2, 2026
Aug 2025 GPT-5.4 mini model · as of Nov 1, 2026
Cache readMaker’s official API · global · USD
$0.010 / 1M tokens Claude API pricing · as of Nov 1, 2026
$0.075 / 1M tokens OpenAI API pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
InputMaker’s official API · global · USD · Batch
$0.050 / 1M tokens Claude API pricing · as of Nov 1, 2026
$0.375 / 1M tokens OpenAI API pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026

These differences use verified vendor specifications or each maker’s official API on the same region, currency, meter and billing conditions. Different conditions remain side by side in the full table; they do not establish which model is cheaper. Declared features describe support, not measured quality or a recommendation. Missing evidence does not mean a feature is unsupported.

Full comparison

Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic GPT-5.4 Mini OpenAI
Overview
ReleasedOct 7, 2026 Mar 17, 2026
Open weights— —
Knowledge cutoffJun 2026 Aug 2025
Specs
Context1M 400K
Max inputNot stated 272K
Max output128K 128K
Input modalitiesText, Image Text, Image
Output modalitiesText Text
ReasoningYes Yes
Reasoning effortsNot stated none, low, medium, high, xhigh
Reasoning can be offYes Yes
Tool useYes Yes
Structured outputYes Yes
Pricing · per 1M tokens
Input price$0.10Also priced under other conditions: Prompts over 100K tokens, Batch $0.75Also priced under other conditions: Batch, Flex tier, Fast tier
Output price$0.50Also priced under other conditions: Prompts over 100K tokens, Batch $4.50Also priced under other conditions: Batch, Flex tier, Fast tier
Cache read price$0.010Also priced under other conditions: Prompts over 100K tokens $0.075Also priced under other conditions: Batch, Flex tier, Fast tier
Cache write price$0.125Also priced under other conditions: 1-hour cache, Prompts over 100K tokens5-minute cache —
Cache write price (1-hour cache)$0.201-hour cache Not offered
Blended price (3 input : 1 output)$0.20 $1.6875
Pricing under conditions · per 1M tokens
Input price, long prompts$0.50Prompts over 100K tokens Not offered
Output price, long prompts$2.50Prompts over 100K tokens Not offered
Batch input price$0.050Batch $0.375Batch
Batch output price$0.25Batch $2.25Batch
Flex tier input priceNot offered $0.375Flex tier
Flex tier output priceNot offered $2.25Flex tier
Cited scores
Epoch Capabilities Index160.2 149.3
LMArena Text1,425 high effort1,447 high effort
LMArena Text · Coding1,489 high effort1,495 high effort
LMArena Vision— 1,245 high effort
LMArena Text · Chinese1,468 high effort1,474 high effort
Epoch AI · GPQA Diamond89.6% max effort86.9% xhigh effort
Epoch AI · FrontierMath Tiers 1–375.1% max effort51.2% xhigh effort

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Model details and sources

Cited scores