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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs GPT-4.1
Side-by-side API economics and benchmarks. Per-1M input and output rates, context window, and verified metrics.
Tale of the tape
Head-to-head specs pulled from each model profile.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 4.5 | GPT-4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Input cost / 1M | $1.00 | $2.00 |
| Output cost / 1M | $5.00 | $8.00 |
| Context window | 200,000 tokens | 1,047,576 tokens |
| MMLU score | — | — |
Cost verdict
Enter monthly input and output volumes to see total cost savings.
Claude Haiku 4.5
- Input: 1M × $1.00 = $1.00
- Output: 1M × $5.00 = $5.00
- Total
- $6.00
GPT-4.1
- Input: 1M × $2.00 = $2.00
- Output: 1M × $8.00 = $8.00
- Total
- $10.00
Total cost savings
$4.00
Claude Haiku 4.5 saves $4.00 per month vs the other model at this volume.
Model routing savings
Uses this page's verified rates. GPT-4.1 is the premium route (higher combined per-1M cost); Claude Haiku 4.5 handles routine traffic.
All premium
GPT-4.1
$500.00
100% of input and output on the premium route
Routed stack
80% → Claude Haiku 4.5
20% → GPT-4.1
$340.00
- Routine slice
- $240.00
- Premium slice
- $100.00
Monthly savings
$160.00
32% lower
Rates pulled from this page's model database entries (gpt-4-1, claude-haiku-4-5) — same per-1M input/output figures as Tale of the tape. Production routing needs quality gates and monitoring.
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