Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low) vs GPT-5 mini (High)
Which is better for the money: Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low) by Anthropic or GPT-5 mini (High) 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 mini (High) vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low): 43.1% less intelligence, 449.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 529.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low) | GPT-5 mini (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 29.5 | 16.8 | −43.1% GPT-5 mini (High) is 43.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $34.31 | $188.66 | +449.9% GPT-5 mini (High) is 5.5× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 10.70s | 67.32s | +529.2% GPT-5 mini (High) is 529.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.25 / $2.00 | |
| 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 mini (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
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