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  3. Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Grok 3 Mini Beta
Updated Oct 2026

Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Grok 3 Mini Beta

Claude Haiku 5.5 is cheaper than Grok 3 Mini Beta at $0.1/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.

Minimalist Landing Page

Whole landing page for a startup that reads your face. It renders or it doesn't.

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Claude Haiku 5.5
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Grok 3 Mini Beta

Which answer wins?

Favorites

Movie

Album

Book

City

Game

Claude Haiku 5.5Claude Haiku 5.5

Blade Runner

1982

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis

Gödel, Escher, Bach

Douglas R. Hofstadter

Kyoto

Japan

Portal

Action, Puzzle

Grok 3 Mini BetaGrok 3 Mini Beta

The Matrix

1999

The Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd

I, Robot

Isaac Asimov

San Francisco

United States

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Adventure, Action

Price and specs

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Haiku 5.5 has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Claude Haiku 5.5 and Grok 3 Mini Beta compared across 13 shared prompts
SpecClaude Haiku 5.5Grok 3 Mini Beta
Input price$0.1/M tokens$0.4/M tokens
Output price$0.5/M tokens$0.8/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens131K tokens
WeightsClosed—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedOct 2026Apr 2025
At 10M a month$1.00$1.00$4.00$4.00
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it4 hosts
Claude Haiku 5.54 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • Amazon Bedrock$0.10 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.9% up
  • Azure AI Foundry$0.10 in·$0.50 out·1M·100% up
  • Anthropic$0.10 in·$0.50 out·1M·100% up
  • Google Vertex AI$0.10 in·$0.50 out·1M·100% up
Grok 3 Mini Beta

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 10 Oct 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between Claude Haiku 5.5 and Grok 3 Mini Beta?

Claude Haiku 5.5 is developed by Anthropic while Grok 3 Mini Beta is developed by xAI. Claude Haiku 5.5 has a 1.0M token context window vs Grok 3 Mini Beta's 131K. You can compare their actual outputs across 13 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Haiku 5.5 or Grok 3 Mini Beta?

It depends on your use case. Claude Haiku 5.5 and Grok 3 Mini Beta each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 13 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude Haiku 5.5 cost compared to Grok 3 Mini Beta?

Claude Haiku 5.5 costs $0.1/M input tokens and Grok 3 Mini Beta costs $0.4/M input tokens. Claude Haiku 5.5 is $0.30/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 5.5 and Grok 3 Mini Beta on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Haiku 5.5 and Grok 3 Mini Beta 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.

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