API cost decision in 10 seconds

Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest vs 🔥GPT-5.5

Pick Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest for lower cost; pick GPT-5.5 only if the larger context window matters more.

Pricing data updated:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest for lower cost; pick GPT-5.5 only if the larger context window matters more.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest is estimated at $3.5 vs $20 for GPT-5.5, saving $16.5 (82.5% lower).

Cost-first pickAnthropic Claude Haiku Latest
Context-first pickGPT-5.5
Sample savings$16.582.5%
10x traffic gap$165

GPT-5.5 has more context, but Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest saves $16.5 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $165. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickAnthropic Claude Haiku LatestGPT-5.5
Input-heavy / RAG 5M input + 500K output Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest $7.5 $40
Balanced workload 1M input + 1M output Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest $6 $35
Output-heavy chatbot 1M input + 5M output Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest $26 $155
Cheaper inputAnthropic Claude Haiku Latest$1 vs $5 / 1M
Cheaper outputAnthropic Claude Haiku Latest$5 vs $30 / 1M
Larger contextGPT-5.5200K vs 1.05M
Sample workloadAnthropic Claude Haiku Latest$3.5 vs $20

Estimate your workload cost

Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest has the lower input price, Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest has the lower output price, and GPT-5.5 offers the larger context window.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $3.5 for Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest and $20 for GPT-5.5.

Best Fit

Choose Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest when you care most about lower input-token price, and lower output-token price.

Choose GPT-5.5 when you care most about larger context window.

Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureAnthropic Claude Haiku Latest
(Anthropic)		🔥GPT-5.5
(OpenAI)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M		$1$5
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$5$30
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$3.5$20
Context Window200K1.05M
Release Date2026-04-272026-04-24
Popularity#17
Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest

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GPT-5.5

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Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionAnthropic Claude Haiku LatestOn the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest is estimated at $3.5 vs $20 for GPT-5.5, saving $16.5 (82.5% lower).
High-volume input processingAnthropic Claude Haiku LatestLower prompt-token price matters most when prompts or retrieved passages dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsAnthropic Claude Haiku LatestLower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workGPT-5.5A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages and source files.