Claude 3 Haiku vs GPT-4o mini

Side-by-side pricing and cost comparison for AI coding projects.

Claude 3 Haiku

Anthropic

Cheapest Claude model. Fast responses for simple tasks and basic coding.

Input	$0.250/M
Output	$1.25/M
Context	200K tokens
Best For	Simple queries, fast responses, cost-sensitive tasks

OpenAI

Affordable small model. Fast and cost-effective for high-volume coding tasks.

Input	$0.150/M
Output	$0.600/M
Context	128K tokens
Best For	High-volume tasks, simple coding, cost-sensitive projects

Scenario	Claude 3 Haiku	GPT-4o mini	Savings
Small Script (1K lines)	$0.05	$0.02	GPT-4o mini saves $0.02 (47%)
Medium Feature (10K lines)	$0.34	$0.18	GPT-4o mini saves $0.15 (46%)
Large Project (50K lines)	$1.69	$0.92	GPT-4o mini saves $0.77 (46%)
Code Review (5K lines)	$0.07	$0.05	GPT-4o mini saves $0.03 (38%)

GPT-4o mini is cheaper at $0.150/M input vs $0.250/M for Claude 3 Haiku.

For a typical medium feature project, GPT-4o mini costs $0.18 compared to $0.34 for Claude 3 Haiku.

However, Claude 3 Haiku may offer simple queries, fast responses, cost-sensitive tasks — choose based on your specific needs.

Anthropic's balanced model for coding and general tasks. Best price-performance ratio in the Claude family.

Anthropic's most powerful model. Best for complex reasoning and challenging coding tasks.

Previous generation Sonnet. Still excellent for coding tasks at the same price point.

Fast, cost-effective model for high-volume tasks. Great for code review and simple queries.

First generation Opus. Highest reasoning capability in the Claude 3 family.

First generation Sonnet. Balanced performance for general tasks.