Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
Which is better for the money: Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) by Anthropic or GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 34.9 points higher (51.8 vs 16.9) but costs 1.8× as much to run the benchmark ($1082 vs $594; both premium class). Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning).
| Metric | Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.9 | 51.8 | +206.5% GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is 3.1× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $594.08 | $1,081.55 | +82.1% GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is 82.1% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 23.18s | 220.48s | +851.2% GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is 851.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) vs Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning): 206.5% more intelligence, 82.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 851.2% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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