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Grok 4 vs Claude Haiku 4.5
A detailed comparison of Grok 4 (xAI) and Claude Haiku 4.5 (Anthropic) across pricing, performance, and features.
Pricing Comparison
| Metric | Grok 4 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $3.00 | $0.80 | -73% |
| Output / 1M tokens | $15.00 | $4.00 | -73% |
| Context window | 128K | 200K | — |
| Max output | 16.384K | 8.192K | — |
Benchmark Comparison
| Benchmark | Grok 4 | Claude Haiku 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 86% | 69.4% |
| HumanEval | 93% | 88.1% |
| GPQA | 72% | — |
Capabilities
| Capability | Grok 4 | Claude Haiku 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| code | ✓ | ✓ |
| reasoning | ✓ | ✗ |
| text | ✓ | ✓ |
| tool-use | ✓ | ✓ |
| vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| web-search | ✓ | ✗ |
Grok 4 Strengths
- ✓Built-in web search and real-time data
- ✓Strong reasoning
- ✓$25 free credits for new users
Grok 4 Weaknesses
- ✗Premium pricing for its benchmark tier
- ✗Additional charges for tool invocations ($2.50-$5/1K calls)
- ✗Smaller ecosystem than OpenAI/Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5 Strengths
- ✓Very fast responses
- ✓Cheapest Anthropic option
- ✓Good for classification and extraction
Claude Haiku 4.5 Weaknesses
- ✗Weakest reasoning in the Claude family
- ✗Can struggle with nuanced instructions
Quick Verdict
Best value: Claude Haiku 4.5 is the more affordable option at $0.8/$4 per 1M tokens.
Higher benchmarks: Grok 4 scores higher on average across available benchmarks (83.7% avg).
Larger context: Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 200K tokens.
Choose Claude Haiku 4.5 if cost matters most. Choose Grok 4 if you need the best possible quality for complex tasks.