Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) vs Solar Mini 4
Which is better for the money: Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) by Anthropic or Solar Mini 4 by Upstage? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Solar Mini 4
Solar Mini 4 vs Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning): 42.6% more intelligence, 15.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 6.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) | Solar Mini 4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.9 | 24.1 | +42.6% Solar Mini 4 is 42.6% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $594.08 | $502.02 | −15.5% Solar Mini 4 is 15.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 23.70s | 25.33s | +6.9% Solar Mini 4 is 6.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $0.10 / $0.40 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
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.
- Solar Mini 4 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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