Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) vs Solar Mini 4
Which is better for the money: Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) by Anthropic or Solar Mini 4 by Upstage? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh)
Solar Mini 4 vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh): 41.5% less intelligence, 218.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 66.8% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) | Solar Mini 4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.2 | 24.1 | −41.5% Solar Mini 4 is 41.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $157.58 | $502.02 | +218.6% Solar Mini 4 is 3.2× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 67.44s | 22.38s | −66.8% Solar Mini 4 is 66.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.10 / $0.40 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- 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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