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Claude Haiku 5.5 (max) vs GPT-5 Mini (medium)

Claude Haiku 5.5 (max) leads on average score with 8.5 vs 8.4. GPT-5 Mini (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.315 vs $0.509. GPT-5 Mini (medium) is faster at 29.42s vs 61.71s, with pass rates of 85.5% vs 66.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-07

Compared models

Rank
#70
Total Output Tokens
919,699
Response Time (avg)
61.71s
Total Cost
$0.509
Rank
#72
Total Output Tokens
119,211
Response Time (avg)
29.42s
Total Cost
$0.315
Recommended model Claude Haiku 5.5 (max)

It has the strongest score in this comparison (8.5) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across 2 models.

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Haiku 5.5 Claude Haiku 5.5 max Release: 2026-10-07 GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini medium Release: 2025-08-07
Score 8.5 8.4
Rank #70 #72
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 8.5
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 85.5% 66.7%
Flaky tests 1 4
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 2.677 2.247
Total Cost $0.509 $0.315
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $0.500 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.010 / 1M $0.025 / 1M
Cache Write Price $0.125 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 487,516 214,645
Output Tokens 10,212 15,532
Reasoning Tokens 909,487 103,679
Response Time (avg) 61.71s 29.42s
Response Time (max) 288.94s 111.48s
Response Time (total) 1419.40s 676.56s
Parameters ~50B ~400B total (~17B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#70 Claude Haiku 5.5

max
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Cost
$0.000
Time
164.5s
Tokens
0 tok

#72 GPT-5 Mini

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
42.9s
Tokens
3,432 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Haiku 5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 55.87s 10,608 532 125,988
GPT-5 Mini 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 27.63s 7,302 658 17,152

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