Chatbots · Head-to-head
Claude Haiku 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Sol
Claude Haiku 5.5 (paid, AI Score 9.2/10) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (paid, AI Score 8.8/10). Side-by-side pricing, features, pros and cons, and which to pick.
The verdict
Side-by-side specs
| Spec | Claude Haiku 5.5 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Chatbots | Chatbots |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Headline pricing | $0.10/$0.50 per M tokens (≤100k prompts); higher rates for longer prompts | $2/$10 per 1M tokens (input/output); cached input $0.10/1M; paid ChatGPT Work/Codex |
| Free tier | — | — |
| AI Score | 9.2/10 | 8.8/10 |
| Best for | — | — |
| Editor's pick | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Use cases | — | — |
| Date added | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-06 |
Pros and cons
Claude Haiku 5.5
Chatbots · paid
Pros
- ✓List pricing of $0.10/$0.50 per M tokens for ≤100k prompts makes high-volume Claude workloads far cheaper than prior Haiku tiers
- ✓Strong fit for summarization, classification, routing, and sub-agent steps inside larger Claude systems
- ✓Prompt cache reads at $0.01 per M tokens reduce cost when system prompts and tool schemas are reused
- ✓Ships across Claude Platform, AWS Bedrock, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure
Cons
- ×Not the right default for deep multi-step reasoning—larger Claude models still handle hard analysis better
- ×Longer prompts jump to $0.50/$2.50 per M tokens, so cost control depends on keeping context short
- ×API/model-first product: there is no distinct Haiku-only consumer app beyond Claude’s broader surfaces
- ×Teams already locked into another vendor’s small-model stack may face migration and evaluation overhead
GPT-6.1 Sol
Chatbots · paid
Pros
- ✓Launch positioning is near-Astra quality at roughly one-fifth the price
- ✓Cached input at $0.10 per million tokens for repeated agent context
- ✓Built for agentic coding and computer use, not only chat
- ✓Reachable from the API and from paid ChatGPT Work/Codex without a extra product login
Cons
- ×Still the mid-tier GPT-6 SKU; Astra remains the flagship
- ×Not on free ChatGPT — Work, Codex, or API only
- ×Independent public eval tables are thinner than the launch narrative; treat 'near-Astra' as OpenAI's claim
- ×A poor fit if you only need a consumer chatbot and do not run agents or computer use
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Updated 2026-10-08. Spec data sourced from official product pages and tracked in our public directory at /tools.