What is the difference between Claude Haiku 4.5 and GPT-4.1?

Claude Haiku 4.5 is developed by Anthropic while GPT-4.1 is developed by OpenAI. Claude Haiku 4.5 has a 200K token context window vs GPT-4.1's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 54 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Haiku 4.5 or GPT-4.1?

It depends on your use case. Claude Haiku 4.5 and GPT-4.1 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 54 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude Haiku 4.5 cost compared to GPT-4.1?

Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1/M input tokens and GPT-4.1 costs $2/M input tokens. Claude Haiku 4.5 is $1.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude Haiku 4.5 and GPT-4.1 on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Haiku 4.5 and GPT-4.1 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Oct 2025

Claude Haiku 4.5vsGPT-4.1

Claude Haiku 4.5 is cheaper than GPT-4.1 at $1/M vs $2/M input tokens.

Claude Haiku 4.5 and GPT-4.1 compared across 54 shared prompts
Spec	Claude Haiku 4.5	GPT-4.1
Input price	$1/M tokens	$2/M tokens
Output price	$5/M tokens	$8/M tokens
Context window	200K tokens	1.0M tokens
Weights	Closed	Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Oct 2025	Apr 2025
SWE-bench Verified	73.3%	54.6%