Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low) vs GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low) by Anthropic or GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low)
GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low): 18.3% less intelligence, 4341.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 853.8% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low) | GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 29.5 | 24.1 | −18.3% GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) is 18.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $34.31 | $1,524.02 | +4341.9% GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) is 44× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 11.45s | 109.21s | +853.8% GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) is 853.8% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.75 / $4.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
- GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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