GPT-5.1 vs Claude 3.5 Haiku

Compare GPT-5.1 and Claude 3.5 Haiku. Find out which one is better for your use case.

Model Comparison

FeatureGPT-5.1Claude 3.5 Haiku
ProviderOpenAIAnthropic
Model Typetexttext
Context Window400,000 tokens200,000 tokens
Input Cost$1.25 / 1M tokens$0.80 / 1M tokens
Output Cost$10.00 / 1M tokens$4.00 / 1M tokens

Strengths & Best Use Cases

GPT-5.1

  • Best model for deep reasoning, coding, and agent workflows
  • Supports configurable reasoning and minimal reasoning modes
  • Multimodal: text + image (input & output)
  • Excellent tool use chaining and long-form task handling
  • Stronger accuracy, reliability, and instruction-following than GPT-5

Claude 3.5 Haiku

1. Intelligence & Benchmark Performance

  • Matches Claude 3 Opus (previous largest model) on many intelligence tasks.
  • Surpasses Claude 3 Opus on multiple evaluations despite being a smaller, faster model.
  • Major improvements across every skill category vs previous Haiku.

2. Coding Strength

  • Scores 40.6% on SWE-bench Verified, outperforming:

    • Claude 3.5 Sonnet (original version)
    • GPT-4o
    • Many agent-driven systems
  • Excellent for engineering assistants, agent coding tasks, and bug fixing.

3. Speed & Latency

  • Same speed class as Claude 3 Haiku (ultra-fast).
  • Ideal for real-time interactions, high request volumes, and UI responsiveness.

4. Tool Use & Instruction Following

  • Better at following instructions than previous Haiku.
  • Stronger at tool use accuracy, making it reliable for agents and workflows.

5. Best Use Cases

  • High-volume, low-latency tasks
  • User-facing products
  • Sub-agent tasks in larger workflows
  • Processing large structured datasets (pricing, inventory, purchase history)
  • Rapid content or code generation where speed matters

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