Model comparison
Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Grok Build 0.1
Compare Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Grok Build 0.1 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 Build 0.1
xai · grok-build-0.1
- Input
- $1
- Output
- $2
- Context
- 256K
Quick take
Claude Haiku 4.5 has the lower input price at $1 per 1M input tokens. Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper for the example blended workload below. Grok Build 0.1 has the larger context window at 256K tokens.
Choose Claude Haiku 4.5 if...
- Claude Haiku 4.5 gives more room for long generated answers, reports, or code output.
Choose Grok Build 0.1 if...
- Grok Build 0.1 is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
- Grok Build 0.1 is safer for long documents, repository analysis, and RAG prompts because it has the larger context window.
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 Build 0.1 | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $2.00 | $1.40 | Grok Build 0.1 |
| 10M input + 2M output | $20.00 | $14.00 | Grok Build 0.1 |
| 100M input + 20M output | $200.00 | $140.00 | Grok Build 0.1 |
Context, output, and capability fit
Grok Build 0.1 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 Build 0.1 max output
- n/a
- Claude Haiku 4.5 features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
- Grok Build 0.1 features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
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 Build 0.1
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Routing tags
fastbudgetagentsenterprise-ragcache-friendlyragcodingreasoninglong-contextmultimodal