Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.5 leads with 18.0% higher average benchmark score. Claude 3 Haiku offers 267.9K more tokens in context window than GPT-4.5. Claude 3 Haiku is $223.50 cheaper per million tokens. Claude 3 Haiku is available on 3 providers. Overall, GPT-4.5 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku was created as the fastest and most affordable model in its intelligence class, processing 21K tokens per second for prompts under 32K tokens. Built for enterprise workloads requiring quick analysis of large datasets, it combines state-of-the-art vision capabilities with strong performance on industry benchmarks while prioritizing speed, affordability, and enterprise-grade security.
OpenAI
GPT-4.5 was developed as an intermediate advancement between GPT-4 and GPT-5, designed to incorporate incremental improvements in reasoning, factuality, and instruction-following. Built to bridge generational capabilities while maintaining compatibility with existing applications, it represents a refinement of the GPT-4 architecture with enhanced performance characteristics.
11 months newer

Claude 3 Haiku
Anthropic
2024-03-13

GPT-4.5
OpenAI
2025-02-27
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude 3 Haiku

GPT-4.5
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Claude 3 Haiku

GPT-4.5
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude 3 Haiku
Anthropic
Bedrock

Claude 3 Haiku

GPT-4.5

Claude 3 Haiku

GPT-4.5

GPT-4.5
OpenAI