Claude 4 Haiku wins on price ($0.8 vs $12/1M input). GPT-5.2 wins on coding (85 vs 52). For most workflows, Claude 4 Haiku is the stronger default — best low-cost writing option for fast-moving content teams.
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Claude 4 Haiku is the safest overall answer here when you want the strongest default instead of the lowest list price.
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Capable but outclassed — GPT-5.4 is now cheaper and better.
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Claude 4 Haiku wins on more categories — writing, budget, research. GPT-5.2 is the better pick when serious coding and complex product work. The right choice depends on your specific use case.
Claude 4 Haiku is cheaper at $0.8/1M input and $4/1M output. GPT-5.2 costs $12/1M input and $38/1M output.
Both Claude 4 Haiku and GPT-5.2 have the same 200K context window.
GPT-5.2 is better for coding with a score of 85 vs Claude 4 Haiku's 52. For the highest coding quality available, Claude Sonnet 4.6 (79.6% SWE-bench) or Opus 4.6 (80.8%) remain benchmarks.
Claude 4 Haiku is faster with a very fast speed rating (score: 5) vs GPT-5.2's balanced rating (score: 3).
Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is the lower-cost option to start with when you still need useful output at scale.
GPT-5.2 is the better pick when response speed matters more than maximum reasoning depth.
GPT-5.2 leads on coding with a score of 85 vs 52 for Claude 4 Haiku.
Claude 4 Haiku is cheaper at $0.8/1M input tokens vs $12/1M for GPT-5.2.
Claude 4 Haiku is the stronger default for writing tasks.
Choose Claude 4 Haiku for writing and budget — fast budget writing.
Choose GPT-5.2 when serious coding and complex product work.
Both models serve different primary workflows — consider using each where it has a clear edge.
