GPT-4.1 mini vs Claude Haiku 4.5
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
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by OpenAI
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by Anthropic
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| Overview | ||
| Status | Current budget | Current budget |
| Released | Apr 14, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.400/Mtok | $1.00/Mtok |
| Output | $1.60/Mtok | $5.00/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $1.00/Mtok | $3.00/Mtok |
| Cached input | $0.200/Mtok | $0.100/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 1M tokens | 200K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
textimage
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textimage
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| Benchmarks from Vellum LLM Leaderboard | ||
| Avg benchmark score | 50.6 | 82.9 |
| Perf / dollar | 50.6 | 27.6 |
| GPQA Diamond | 55 | — |
| SWE-Bench | 30 | — |
| HumanEval | 85 | 87.8 |
| MATH 500 | 70 | 78 |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
OpenAI — $0.400/$1.60/Mtok
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Anthropic — $1.00/$5.00/Mtok
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Cost at scale — 1M tokens (50/50 input/output)
| Volume | GPT-4.1 mini | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Savings |
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| 1M tokens | $1 | $3 | $2 (66.7%) |
| 10M tokens | $10 | $30 | $20 (66.7%) |
| 100M tokens | $100 | $300 | $200 (66.7%) |
| 1000M tokens | $1000 | $3000 | $2000 (66.7%) |
Summary
GPT-4.1 mini by OpenAI costs $0.400/Mtok input and $1.60/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text, image input.
Claude Haiku 4.5 by Anthropic costs $1.00/Mtok input and $5.00/Mtok output, with a 200K-token context window. It supports text, image input.
On a blended cost basis, GPT-4.1 mini is 200% cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5. It also has a larger context window.
On benchmarks, Claude Haiku 4.5 scores higher (82.9 vs 50.6) on average. In terms of value, GPT-4.1 mini has better performance per dollar (50.6 vs 27.6).
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.