Claude Haiku 4.5 vs GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
Side-by-side API pricing and Artificial Analysis performance for Claude Haiku 4.5 (Anthropic) and GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) (OpenAI). Green cells mark the better value in each row.
Prices updated Jul 22, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC · refreshed hourly
| Claude Haiku 4.5 Anthropic | GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) OpenAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Input $/1M | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| Output $/1M | $5.00 | $2.00 |
| Blended $/1M (3:1) | $2.00 | $1.25 |
| RAG example (30K in / 2K out) | $0.04 | $0.034 |
| Quality & speed | ||
| Intelligence Index | 29.6 | — |
| Coding Index | 43.9 | — |
| Agentic Index | 16.4 | — |
| Output speed (tok/s) | — | 0 |
| Time to first token | — | 0s |
| Specs | ||
| Context window | 200K | 4K |
| Input modalities | text, image, file | text |
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 4.5 or GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)?
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) has the lower blended API price at $1.25 per 1M tokens (3:1 input:output mix), versus $2.00 for the other model. Prices are live from OpenRouter and refresh about hourly.
Which is better for RAG workloads?
For a typical RAG request (30K input / 2K output tokens), GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) costs about $0.034 per request versus $0.04. Also compare context windows: Claude Haiku 4.5 offers 200K and GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) offers 4K.
Which scores higher on Artificial Analysis benchmarks?
Claude Haiku 4.5 leads on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (29.6 vs —). Check coding and agentic indices on this page for workload-specific tradeoffs.