Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 vs OpenAI: GPT-4.1
Side-by-side comparison of Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 and OpenAI: GPT-4.1. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.
Verdict
strong confidenceAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leads overall
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leads in price and capabilities and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. OpenAI: GPT-4.1 remains competitive with advantages in context window.
Best for with Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
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Technical specifications
| Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 | OpenAI: GPT-4.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Input price | $1/M | $2/M |
| Output price | $5/M | $8/M |
| Context window | 200K | 1.0M |
| Max output | 64K | 33K |
| Capabilities | Tool useVisionReasoning | Tool useVision |
| Released | Oct 15, 2025 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Scoring breakdown
How each dimension compares
Price
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
$5/M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-4.1
$8/M tokens
Context Window
OpenAI: GPT-4.1 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
200K tokens
OpenAI: GPT-4.1
1.0M tokens
Capabilities
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
3/4
OpenAI: GPT-4.1
2/4
Max Output
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
64K tokens
OpenAI: GPT-4.1
33K tokens
Recency
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
Oct 2025
OpenAI: GPT-4.1
Apr 2025
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