GPT-5.4 mini vs Claude Haiku 4.6 for 100K-Token Support Pilots

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GPT-5.4 mini vs Claude Haiku 4.6
Complete Comparison: 100,000 input tokens × 800 output tokens
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Complete comparison of pricing, performance, and capabilities for 2 leading AI models with 25% Cached.

⚡ Caching Optimized (up to 90% savings)
Comparison Criteria GPT-5.4 mini
OpenAI
Claude Haiku 4.6
Anthropic
Calculation Results (Current Inputs) (25% cached)
Input Tokens 100,000 100,000
Output Tokens 800 800
Cost Breakdown
Input Cost $0.075000 (rounded ~ $0.08)Worst $0.025000 (rounded ~ $0.03)Best
Output Cost $0.003600Worst $0.001000Best
Unit Cost (Audio/OCR) $0.000000 $0.000000
Service Fees $0.000000 $0.000000
Total Cost $0.061725 (rounded ~ $0.06) Most Expensive $0.020375 Best Value
Processing Time 3 minutes, 31.86 seconds Slowest 2 minutes, 4.70 seconds Fastest
Tokens per Second 500Slowest 850Fastest
Time to First Token 180ms Worst 75ms Best
Cost per 1K tokens $0.000612Worst $0.000202Best
Tokens per Dollar 1,633,050Worst Value 4,947,239Best Value
Cost per 1 Million Tokens (Informational)
Input Cost / 1M (Base) $0.750000Worst $0.250000Best
Output Cost / 1M (Base) $4.500000Worst $1.250000Best
Input Cost / 1M (Optimized) $0.750000Worst
Optimizations: No optimizations applied
$0.250000Best
Optimizations: No optimizations applied
Output Cost / 1M (Optimized) $4.500000Worst
Optimizations: No optimizations applied
$1.250000Best
Optimizations: No optimizations applied
Capabilities & Advanced Features
Images Support ✓ Supported ✓ Supported
Caching Support
25
✓ Supported ✓ Supported
Batch API Support ✓ Supported ✓ Supported
Tool Usage Support ✓ Supported ✓ Supported
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GPT-5.4 mini
OpenAIMax Context: 400,000 tokens
$0.75 / $4.5 per 1M tokens
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$0.061725 Total Cost
$0.056250 Input Cost
$0.003600 Output Cost
$0.000000 Unit Cost
$0.000000 Search Cost
$0.000000 Request Fee
$0.000000 Tool Fee
$0.000000 Code Execution
100,800Total Tokens
$0.000612Cost per 1K
1,633,050Tokens per $
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Processing Speed

3m 31s Processing Time
500 Tokens/Second
180ms Time to First Token
476 Effective Speed

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Flat fee per session (e.g., $0.03 for Code Interpreter)
Hourly storage fee for cached data
First 50 hours free, $0.05/hour after
🧠 Reasoning & Thinking
Manual thinking tokens (billed at output rate)
🔧 Special Modes
Enable 6.0x Fast Mode multiplier
📚 Research & Citations
Enable $1.00/$4.00 rates + $10.00/1k search
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GPT-5.4 mini OpenAI

$0.061725 (rounded ~ $0.06)
Total Cost
⚡ 25% Cached 🔧 Tools
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Vision/Images
✓ Available
🎧
Audio Processing
✗ Not Available
🎥
Video Analysis
✗ Not Available
🔧
Tool Usage
✓ Available
📄
OCR Support
✗ Not Available
📊
Batch API
✓ Available
⚡
Caching
✓ Available
90% savings

💰 Total Cost Calculation (from Plugin)

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $0.078600 (rounded ~ $0.08) Input: $0.075000 (rounded ~ $0.08)
Output: $0.003600
Optimized Cost $0.061725 (rounded ~ $0.06) Input: $0.075000 (rounded ~ $0.08)
Output: $0.003600
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.000000
Total Savings $0.016875 (rounded ~ $0.02) 21.5% discount

Detailed Cost Analysis (from Plugin)

For 100,000 input tokens and 800 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $0.075000 (rounded ~ $0.08)
  • Output Cost: $0.003600
  • Total Cost: $0.061725 (rounded ~ $0.06)
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.000612
  • Tokens per dollar: 1,633,050 tokens
  • Context Window: 400000 tokens

Speed & Performance Analysis

With a processing speed of 500 tokens per second and 180ms time to first token:

  • Processing Time: 3 minutes, 31.86 seconds
  • Latency: 180 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 500 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 476 tokens/second (temperature-adjusted)

Best Use Cases

A strategic choice between GPT's logic-heavy 'thinking' tokens for technical troubleshooting and Claude's superior tonal warmth for multilingual customer frontlines.

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Claude Haiku 4.6 Anthropic

$0.020375
Total Cost
⚡ 25% Cached 🔧 Tools
👁️
Vision/Images
✓ Available
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Audio Processing
✗ Not Available
🎥
Video Analysis
✗ Not Available
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Tool Usage
✓ Available
📄
OCR Support
✗ Not Available
📊
Batch API
✓ Available
⚡
Caching
✓ Available
90% savings

💰 Total Cost Calculation (from Plugin)

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $0.026000 (rounded ~ $0.03) Input: $0.025000 (rounded ~ $0.03)
Output: $0.001000
Optimized Cost $0.020375 Input: $0.025000 (rounded ~ $0.03)
Output: $0.001000
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.000000
Total Savings $0.005625 (rounded ~ $0.01) 21.6% discount

Detailed Cost Analysis (from Plugin)

For 100,000 input tokens and 800 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $0.025000 (rounded ~ $0.03)
  • Output Cost: $0.001000
  • Total Cost: $0.020375
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.000202
  • Tokens per dollar: 4,947,239 tokens
  • Context Window: 200000 tokens

Speed & Performance Analysis

With a processing speed of 850 tokens per second and 75ms time to first token:

  • Processing Time: 2 minutes, 4.70 seconds
  • Latency: 75 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 850 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 810 tokens/second (temperature-adjusted)

Best Use Cases

A strategic choice between GPT's logic-heavy 'thinking' tokens for technical troubleshooting and Claude's superior tonal warmth for multilingual customer frontlines.

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Input Tokens: 100,000
Output Tokens: 800
Cached Tokens: 25%
Tools: Enabled
Rank AI Model & Provider Total Cost vs GPT-5.4 mini vs Claude Haiku 4.6
🏆 Mistral Small 3
Mistral AI
 $0.007990 (rounded ~ $0.01) Best Value ↓ 87.1% cheaper ↓ 60.8% cheaper
🥈 Grok Code Fast 1
xAI
 $0.016700 (rounded ~ $0.02) ↓ 72.9% cheaper ↓ 18% cheaper
🥉 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google
 $0.020575 ↓ 66.7% cheaper ↑ 1% more
#4 Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Google
 $0.025250 (rounded ~ $0.03) ↓ 59.1% cheaper ↑ 23.9% more
#5 Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google
 $0.025250 (rounded ~ $0.03) ↓ 59.1% cheaper ↑ 23.9% more
#6 Mistral Large 3
Mistral AI
 $0.039950 ↓ 35.3% cheaper ↑ 96.1% more
#7 Gemini 3.1 Flash
Google
 $0.041150 (rounded ~ $0.04) ↓ 33.3% cheaper ↑ 102% more
#8 Kimi K2.5
Moonshot AI
 $0.049950 ↓ 19.1% cheaper ↑ 145.2% more
#9 Gemini 3.8 Flash
Google
 $0.061125 (rounded ~ $0.06) ↓ 1% cheaper ↑ 200% more
#10 Kimi K2.6
Moonshot AI
 $0.078488 (rounded ~ $0.08) ↑ 27.2% more ↑ 285.2% more
#11 Kimi K2.7 Code
Moonshot AI
 $0.078488 (rounded ~ $0.08) ↑ 27.2% more ↑ 285.2% more
#12 Grok Build 0.1
xAI
 $0.079100 ↑ 28.1% more ↑ 288.2% more
#13 o4-mini Deep Research
OpenAI
 $0.080700 ↑ 30.7% more ↑ 296.1% more
#14 Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic
 $0.081500 (rounded ~ $0.08) ↑ 32% more ↑ 300% more
#15 GPT-5.6 Luna
OpenAI
 $0.082300 (rounded ~ $0.08) ↑ 33.3% more ↑ 303.9% more
#16 o4-mini
OpenAI
 $0.088770 (rounded ~ $0.09) ↑ 43.8% more ↑ 335.7% more
#17 Grok 4.3
xAI
 $0.098875 (rounded ~ $0.10) ↑ 60.2% more ↑ 385.3% more
#18 Grok 4.20 Beta
xAI
 $0.098875 (rounded ~ $0.10) ↑ 60.2% more ↑ 385.3% more
#19 Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google
 $0.104875 (rounded ~ $0.10) ↑ 69.9% more ↑ 414.7% more
#20 Gemini 3.6 Flash
Google
 $0.122250 (rounded ~ $0.12) ↑ 98.1% more ↑ 500% more
#21 Gemini 3.5 Flash
Google
 $0.123450 (rounded ~ $0.12) ↑ 100% more ↑ 505.9% more
#22 GPT-5.3 Codex Spark
OpenAI
 $0.146825 (rounded ~ $0.15) ↑ 137.9% more ↑ 620.6% more
#23 GPT-5.3 Instant
OpenAI
 $0.146825 (rounded ~ $0.15) ↑ 137.9% more ↑ 620.6% more
#24 Grok 4.6
xAI
 $0.159800 ↑ 158.9% more ↑ 684.3% more
#25 Grok 4.5
xAI
 $0.159800 ↑ 158.9% more ↑ 684.3% more
#26 Claude Sonnet 5
Anthropic
 $0.163000 (rounded ~ $0.16) ↑ 164.1% more ↑ 700% more
#27 Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google
 $0.164600 (rounded ~ $0.16) ↑ 166.7% more ↑ 707.9% more
#28 GPT-5.4
OpenAI
 $0.205750 (rounded ~ $0.21) ↑ 233.3% more ↑ 909.8% more
#29 GPT-5.4 Thinking
OpenAI
 $0.205750 (rounded ~ $0.21) ↑ 233.3% more ↑ 909.8% more
#30 GPT-5.6 Terra
OpenAI
 $0.205750 (rounded ~ $0.21) ↑ 233.3% more ↑ 909.8% more
#31 Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic
 $0.244500 (rounded ~ $0.24) ↑ 296.1% more ↑ 1100% more
#32 Claude Opus 4.7
Anthropic
 $0.407500 (rounded ~ $0.41) ↑ 560.2% more ↑ 1900% more
#33 Claude Opus 5
Anthropic
 $0.407500 (rounded ~ $0.41) ↑ 560.2% more ↑ 1900% more
#34 Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic
 $0.407500 (rounded ~ $0.41) ↑ 560.2% more ↑ 1900% more
#35 Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic
 $0.407500 (rounded ~ $0.41) ↑ 560.2% more ↑ 1900% more
#36 GPT-5.5
OpenAI
 $0.411500 (rounded ~ $0.41) ↑ 566.7% more ↑ 1919.6% more
#37 GPT-5.5 Instant
OpenAI
 $0.411500 (rounded ~ $0.41) ↑ 566.7% more ↑ 1919.6% more
#38 GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI
 $0.411500 (rounded ~ $0.41) ↑ 566.7% more ↑ 1919.6% more
#39 Claude Fable 5.1
Anthropic
 $0.796250 (rounded ~ $0.80) ↑ 1190% more ↑ 3808% more
#40 Claude Mythos 5.1
Anthropic
 $0.796250 (rounded ~ $0.80) ↑ 1190% more ↑ 3808% more
#41 o3 Deep Research
OpenAI
 $0.807000 (rounded ~ $0.81) ↑ 1207.4% more ↑ 3860.7% more
#42 Claude Fable 5
Anthropic
 $0.815000 (rounded ~ $0.82) ↑ 1220.4% more ↑ 3900% more
#43 Claude Mythos 5
Anthropic
 $0.815000 (rounded ~ $0.82) ↑ 1220.4% more ↑ 3900% more
#44 GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI
 $0.815000 (rounded ~ $0.82) ↑ 1220.4% more ↑ 3900% more
#45 o3 Pro
OpenAI
 $1.614000 (rounded ~ $1.61) ↑ 2514.8% more ↑ 7821.5% more
#46 GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI
 $1.761900 (rounded ~ $1.76) ↑ 2754.4% more ↑ 8547.4% more
#47 GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI
 $1.761900 (rounded ~ $1.76) ↑ 2754.4% more ↑ 8547.4% more
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Mistral Small 3
Mistral AI

$0.007990 (rounded ~ $0.01)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↓ 87.1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↓ 60.8%
🥈

Grok Code Fast 1
xAI

$0.016700 (rounded ~ $0.02)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↓ 72.9%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↓ 18%
🥉

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google

$0.020575
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↓ 66.7%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1%
#4

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Google

$0.025250 (rounded ~ $0.03)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↓ 59.1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 23.9%
#5

Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google

$0.025250 (rounded ~ $0.03)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↓ 59.1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 23.9%
#6

Mistral Large 3
Mistral AI

$0.039950
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↓ 35.3%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 96.1%
#7

Gemini 3.1 Flash
Google

$0.041150 (rounded ~ $0.04)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↓ 33.3%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 102%
#8

Kimi K2.5
Moonshot AI

$0.049950
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↓ 19.1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 145.2%
#9

Gemini 3.8 Flash
Google

$0.061125 (rounded ~ $0.06)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↓ 1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 200%
#10

Kimi K2.6
Moonshot AI

$0.078488 (rounded ~ $0.08)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 27.2%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 285.2%
#11

Kimi K2.7 Code
Moonshot AI

$0.078488 (rounded ~ $0.08)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 27.2%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 285.2%
#12

Grok Build 0.1
xAI

$0.079100
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 28.1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 288.2%
#13

o4-mini Deep Research
OpenAI

$0.080700
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 30.7%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 296.1%
#14

Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic

$0.081500 (rounded ~ $0.08)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 32%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 300%
#15

GPT-5.6 Luna
OpenAI

$0.082300 (rounded ~ $0.08)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 33.3%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 303.9%
#16

o4-mini
OpenAI

$0.088770 (rounded ~ $0.09)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 43.8%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 335.7%
#17

Grok 4.3
xAI

$0.098875 (rounded ~ $0.10)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 60.2%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 385.3%
#18

Grok 4.20 Beta
xAI

$0.098875 (rounded ~ $0.10)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 60.2%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 385.3%
#19

Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google

$0.104875 (rounded ~ $0.10)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 69.9%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 414.7%
#20

Gemini 3.6 Flash
Google

$0.122250 (rounded ~ $0.12)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 98.1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 500%
#21

Gemini 3.5 Flash
Google

$0.123450 (rounded ~ $0.12)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 100%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 505.9%
#22

GPT-5.3 Codex Spark
OpenAI

$0.146825 (rounded ~ $0.15)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 137.9%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 620.6%
#23

GPT-5.3 Instant
OpenAI

$0.146825 (rounded ~ $0.15)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 137.9%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 620.6%
#24

Grok 4.6
xAI

$0.159800
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 158.9%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 684.3%
#25

Grok 4.5
xAI

$0.159800
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 158.9%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 684.3%
#26

Claude Sonnet 5
Anthropic

$0.163000 (rounded ~ $0.16)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 164.1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 700%
#27

Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google

$0.164600 (rounded ~ $0.16)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 166.7%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 707.9%
#28

GPT-5.4
OpenAI

$0.205750 (rounded ~ $0.21)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 233.3%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 909.8%
#29

GPT-5.4 Thinking
OpenAI

$0.205750 (rounded ~ $0.21)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 233.3%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 909.8%
#30

GPT-5.6 Terra
OpenAI

$0.205750 (rounded ~ $0.21)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 233.3%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 909.8%
#31

Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic

$0.244500 (rounded ~ $0.24)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 296.1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1100%
#32

Claude Opus 4.7
Anthropic

$0.407500 (rounded ~ $0.41)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 560.2%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1900%
#33

Claude Opus 5
Anthropic

$0.407500 (rounded ~ $0.41)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 560.2%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1900%
#34

Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic

$0.407500 (rounded ~ $0.41)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 560.2%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1900%
#35

Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic

$0.407500 (rounded ~ $0.41)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 560.2%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1900%
#36

GPT-5.5
OpenAI

$0.411500 (rounded ~ $0.41)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 566.7%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1919.6%
#37

GPT-5.5 Instant
OpenAI

$0.411500 (rounded ~ $0.41)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 566.7%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1919.6%
#38

GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI

$0.411500 (rounded ~ $0.41)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 566.7%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1919.6%
#39

Claude Fable 5.1
Anthropic

$0.796250 (rounded ~ $0.80)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 1190%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 3808%
#40

Claude Mythos 5.1
Anthropic

$0.796250 (rounded ~ $0.80)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 1190%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 3808%
#41

o3 Deep Research
OpenAI

$0.807000 (rounded ~ $0.81)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 1207.4%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 3860.7%
#42

Claude Fable 5
Anthropic

$0.815000 (rounded ~ $0.82)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 1220.4%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 3900%
#43

Claude Mythos 5
Anthropic

$0.815000 (rounded ~ $0.82)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 1220.4%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 3900%
#44

GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI

$0.815000 (rounded ~ $0.82)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 1220.4%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 3900%
#45

o3 Pro
OpenAI

$1.614000 (rounded ~ $1.61)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 2514.8%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 7821.5%
#46

GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI

$1.761900 (rounded ~ $1.76)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 2754.4%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 8547.4%
#47

GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI

$1.761900 (rounded ~ $1.76)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 2754.4%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 8547.4%
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Reasoning vs. Tone in Pilot Deployments

When launching a 100K-token customer support pilot, choosing between specialized small models like GPT-5.4 mini and Claude Haiku 4.6 often comes down to the specific nature of the interaction. GPT-5.4 mini introduces advanced reasoning and ‘thinking’ capabilities into the lightweight tier. This makes it particularly effective for support workflows that require multi-step logic, such as troubleshooting technical issues or navigating complex internal policy trees. If your chatbot needs to act as a logic engine that executes various functions or tools, the OpenAI ecosystem provides a very mature developer experience.

Conversely, Claude Haiku 4.6 is frequently cited by support leads for its superior ‘human’ tone and its ability to follow strict stylistic guidelines without sounding overly repetitive. In multilingual scenarios, Haiku often demonstrates a more nuanced grasp of cultural idioms and formal vs. informal addressing, which is vital for maintaining brand reputation during escalation handling. It is also exceptionally fast, providing the near-instantaneous feedback that users expect from modern chat interfaces.

For developers, the decision between these two often hinges on the priority of the workload. If the bot is primarily a reasoning agent for technical support, the GPT-5.4 mini thinking capabilities offer a distinct advantage. If the bot is the front-line face of a global brand where tone, safety, and multilingual fluidness are paramount, Claude Haiku 4.6 remains a gold standard for pilot deployments.

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Caching discounts vary by provider: Google and OpenAI offer 90% discounts on cached input tokens. Anthropic uses write (1.25x) and read (0.10x) multipliers. Savings are applied to the token portion only, not unit-based fees.
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GPT-5.4 mini currently costs $0.75 / $4.50 per 1M tokens. These are the models worth pricing against it, taken live from the tracked registry.

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