OpenAI vs Anthropic
GPT-5.6 Sol vs Claude Haiku 4.5: pricing comparison
Claude Haiku 4.5 costs 5.7× less than GPT-5.6 Sol for a typical 1,000-input, 500-output request. Here is how the two compare on price, context and discounts.
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Side-by-side prices
| GPT-5.6 Sol | Claude Haiku 4.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Anthropic |
| Input per 1M tokens | $5.00 | $1.00 |
| Output per 1M tokens | $30.00 | $5.00 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 200K |
| Batch discount | 50% off | 50% off |
| Typical request (1,000 in / 500 out) | $0.02 | $0.0035 |
| Monthly at 1,000 requests/day | $600.00 | $105.00 |
GPT-5.6 Sol: Inputs above 272K tokens are billed at a higher long-context rate ($10 / $45).
Compare with your own numbers
- GPT-5.6 Sol per request
- $0.02
- Per month
- $600.00
- Claude Haiku 4.5 per request
- $0.0035
- Per month
- $105.00
Cost by task
| Task | Tokens (in / out) | GPT-5.6 Sol | Claude Haiku 4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 / 300 | $11.50 | $2.00 |
| RAG answer | 6,000 / 600 | $48.00 | $9.00 |
| Summarize a long document | 12,000 / 1,000 | $90.00 | $17.00 |
| Output-heavy generation | 1,000 / 4,000 | $125.00 | $21.00 |
Output tokens usually dominate the bill — see input vs output token cost.
Frequently asked questions
- Is GPT-5.6 Sol or Claude Haiku 4.5 cheaper?
- Claude Haiku 4.5 is cheaper for a typical request of 1,000 input and 500 output tokens: $0.0035 versus $0.02 for GPT-5.6 Sol, about 83% less.
- What are the per-token prices of GPT-5.6 Sol and Claude Haiku 4.5?
- GPT-5.6 Sol costs $5.00 input and $30.00 output per million tokens. Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1.00 input and $5.00 output per million tokens.
- Which has the larger context window, GPT-5.6 Sol or Claude Haiku 4.5?
- GPT-5.6 Sol has the larger context window: 1.05M tokens versus 200K for Claude Haiku 4.5.
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