GPT-4 Turbo Paid vs 
Claude Haiku 5.5 Paid
GPT-4 Turbo vs Claude Haiku 5.5 compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Full 2026 breakdown.
GPT-4 Turbo — full profile › · Claude Haiku 5.5 — full profile ›
Prices & specs refreshed from live data · olud.ai
Open-model prices = cheapest provider via OpenRouter; official maker rates may be higher.
$30 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
$0.5 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
GPT-4 Turbo vs Claude Haiku 5.5 specs
| Spec | GPT-4 Turbo | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Anthropic | – |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary | – |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1M tokens | |
| Input price | $10/M | $0.1/M | |
| Output price | $30/M | $0.5/M | |
| Vision / multimodal | Yes | Yes | = Tie |
| Tool / function calling | Yes | Yes | = Tie |
| Self-hostable | No (API only) | No (API only) | – |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary | – |
Price gap & when to choose each
Claude Haiku 5.5 is ~60× cheaper than GPT-4 Turbo on output tokens ($0.5 vs $30 per M tokens).
- You want frontier performance through a managed API
- You value reliability & ecosystem
- You don't want to manage infrastructure
- You want frontier performance through a managed API
- You need the longer 1M context window
- You want the lower output price
- You value reliability & ecosystem
- You don't want to manage infrastructure
Feature comparison
| Capability | GPT-4 Turbo | Claude Haiku 5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Open weights (downloadable) | ✗ | ✗ |
| Self-hostable | ✗ | ✗ |
| Runs fully offline | ✗ | ✗ |
| Vision / multimodal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool / function calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1M+ context window | ✗ | ✓ |
Benchmarks: GPT-4 Turbo vs Claude Haiku 5.5
Independent benchmark scores measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better (except latency).
Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis.
How GPT-4 Turbo and Claude Haiku 5.5 score
| Criterion | GPT-4 Turbo | Claude Haiku 5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-efficiency | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Context window | 3.5 | 5.0 |
| Openness | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Self-hosting | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Multimodality | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Scores come from live data — output price (cost), context length, open vs closed weights (openness & self-hosting) and vision/tool support (multimodality). Raw task quality isn't scored here; it depends on your benchmark — see the verdict.
What each model is
GPT-4 Turbo Paid
The latest GPT-4 Turbo model with vision capabilities. Vision requests can now use JSON mode and function calling. Training data: up to December 2023.
Claude Haiku 5.5 Paid
Claude Haiku 5.5 is Anthropic's small, fast model for high-volume, cost-sensitive work such as summarization, subagents, and browser use. It succeeds Claude Haiku 4.5 with stronger coding, computer use, and...
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Frequently asked questions
GPT-4 Turbo vs Claude Haiku 5.5 — which is cheaper?
Claude Haiku 5.5 is cheaper on output ($0.5/M vs $30/M).
Which has the larger context window?
Claude Haiku 5.5 offers the larger context window (1M tokens).
GPT-4 Turbo vs Claude Haiku 5.5 — which should I pick in 2026?
Choose Claude Haiku 5.5 for the lower output price ($0.5/M vs $30/M). It also gives you the larger 1M context window.
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