Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Grok 4.3
List-price comparison · Claude Haiku 4.5 details · Grok 4.3 details
For a typical workload (100,000 requests / mo), Grok 4.3 costs 22% less — $250.00/mo vs $320.00/mo.
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Grok 4.3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $1.00 | $1.25 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $5.00 | $2.50 |
| Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out) | $0.0032 | $0.0025 |
| Context window | 200k tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 64k tokens | — |
| Tier | Flash | Flagship |
| Provider | Anthropic | xAI |
Projected monthly cost
Rows open both models in the calculator — adjust volume and token counts there.
Claude Haiku 4.5
Very low latency for high-volume, simple tasks — classification, short summaries, and lightweight chat where response time matters more than depth.
Noticeably weaker on multi-step reasoning and long-context synthesis; pairing with a larger model for escalation is common.
Grok 4.3
Strong real-time knowledge via X/Twitter integration and competitive general reasoning at a lower price than other flagship models.
Smaller third-party ecosystem and fewer enterprise compliance certifications than OpenAI/Anthropic/Google offerings.
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Vendor list rates · per-request examples assume 1,200 input + 400 output tokens.