Model comparison
Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
Compare Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
Claude Haiku 4.5
anthropic · claude-haiku-4-5
- Input
- $1
- Output
- $5
- Context
- 200K
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
xai · grok-4.20-multi-agent-0309
- Input
- $1.25
- Output
- $2.5
- Context
- 1M
Quick take
Claude Haiku 4.5 has the lower input price at $1 per 1M input tokens. Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is cheaper for the example blended workload below. Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has the larger context window at 1M tokens.
Choose Claude Haiku 4.5 if...
- Claude Haiku 4.5 is required if images, screenshots, or visual documents are part of the workflow.
Choose Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent if...
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is safer for long documents, repository analysis, and RAG prompts because it has the larger context window.
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent gives more room for long generated answers, reports, or code output.
Example workload cost
Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.
| Workload | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $2.00 | $1.75 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
| 10M input + 2M output | $20.00 | $17.50 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
| 100M input + 20M output | $200.00 | $175.00 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
Context, output, and capability fit
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- Claude Haiku 4.5 max output
- 64K
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent max output
- 1M
- Claude Haiku 4.5 features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent features
- prompt caching, function calling
Risk notes for Claude Haiku 4.5
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Risk notes for Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Routing tags
fastbudgetagentsenterprise-ragcache-friendlyragfrontiermulti-agentreasoninglong-context