Claude Haiku 4.5 vs o4 Mini High
How do these models stack up? Below is an expert side-by-side comparison of specifications, context window capacity, live pricing per million tokens, and standardized benchmark scores for Claude Haiku 4.5 and o4 Mini High.
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5 is Anthropic’s fastest and most efficient model, delivering near-frontier intelligence at a fraction of the cost and latency of larger Claude models. Matching Claude Sonnet 4’s performance...
o4 Mini High
OpenAI o4-mini-high is the same model as [o4-mini](/openai/o4-mini) with reasoning_effort set to high. OpenAI o4-mini is a compact reasoning model in the o-series, optimized for fast, cost-efficient performance while retaining...
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Claude Haiku 4.5 | o4 Mini High |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Context Window | 200,000 tokens | 200,000 tokens |
| Agent Suitability | 87/100 | N/A |
| Time to First Token (TTFT) | 180 ms | N/A |
| Deployment Model | managed api | managed api |
| Production Stability | stable | stable |
| API Available | Yes | Yes |
| Released Date | 2025-10-15 | 2025-04-16 |
API Pricing Comparison
Input Price per Million Tokens
Claude Haiku 4.5
$1.00
o4 Mini High
$1.10
Output Price per Million Tokens
Claude Haiku 4.5
$5.00
o4 Mini High
$4.40
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Benchmark Performance Metrics
Scores show the raw performance percentages verified across key evaluation suites. Higher bars indicate superior accuracy and capability in that domain.
Claude Haiku 4.5 Quirks & Gotchas
- ▸Fastest TTFT in the Claude lineup — ideal for real-time chat
- ▸Tool calling limited compared to Sonnet — best for simple classification and routing
o4 Mini High Quirks & Gotchas
No developer gotchas reported.