Marketing Copy A/B Testing: GPT-5.4 mini vs Claude Haiku 4.6 for 500K Tokens

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GPT-5.4 mini vs Claude Haiku 4.6
Complete Comparison: 500,000 input tokens × 5,000 output tokens
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Comparison Criteria GPT-5.4 mini
OpenAI
Claude Haiku 4.6
Anthropic
Calculation Results (Current Inputs) (20% cached)
Input Tokens 500,000 500,000
Output Tokens 5,000 5,000
Cost Breakdown
Input Cost $0.093750 (rounded ~ $0.09)Worst $0.031250 (rounded ~ $0.03)Best
Output Cost $0.005625 (rounded ~ $0.01)Worst $0.001563Best
Unit Cost (Audio/OCR) $0.000000 $0.000000
Service Fees $0.000000 $0.000000
Total Cost $0.082500 (rounded ~ $0.08) Most Expensive $0.027188 (rounded ~ $0.03) Best Value
Processing Time 18 minutes, 0.88 seconds Slowest 10 minutes, 35.89 seconds Fastest
Tokens per Second 500Slowest 850Fastest
Time to First Token 180ms Worst 75ms Best
Cost per 1K tokens $0.000163Worst $0.000054Best
Tokens per Dollar 6,121,212Worst Value 18,574,713Best Value
Cost per 1 Million Tokens (Informational)
Input Cost / 1M (Base) $0.187500 (rounded ~ $0.19)Worst $0.062500 (rounded ~ $0.06)Best
Output Cost / 1M (Base) $1.125000 (rounded ~ $1.13)Worst $0.312500 (rounded ~ $0.31)Best
Input Cost / 1M (Optimized) $0.093750 (rounded ~ $0.09)Worst
Optimizations: 50.0% batch
$0.031250 (rounded ~ $0.03)Best
Optimizations: 50.0% batch
Output Cost / 1M (Optimized) $0.562500 (rounded ~ $0.56)Worst
Optimizations: 50.0% batch
$0.156250 (rounded ~ $0.16)Best
Optimizations: 50.0% batch
Capabilities & Advanced Features
Images Support ✓ Supported ✓ Supported
Caching Support
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✓ 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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$0.082500 Total Cost
$0.075000 Input Cost
$0.005625 Output Cost
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$0.000000 Code Execution
505,000Total Tokens
$0.000163Cost per 1K
6,121,212Tokens per $
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18m 0s Processing Time
500 Tokens/Second
180ms Time to First Token
467 Effective Speed

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GPT-5.4 mini OpenAI

$0.082500 (rounded ~ $0.08)
Total Cost
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✓ Available
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✓ Available
90% savings

💰 Total Cost Calculation (from Plugin)

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $0.099375 Input: $0.093750 (rounded ~ $0.09)
Output: $0.005625 (rounded ~ $0.01)
Optimized Cost $0.082500 (rounded ~ $0.08) Input: $0.093750 (rounded ~ $0.09)
Output: $0.005625 (rounded ~ $0.01)
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.000000
Total Savings $0.016875 (rounded ~ $0.02) 17.0% discount

Advanced Cost Breakdown (from Plugin)

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Detailed Cost Analysis (from Plugin)

For 500,000 input tokens and 5,000 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $0.093750 (rounded ~ $0.09)
  • Output Cost: $0.005625 (rounded ~ $0.01)
  • Total Cost: $0.082500 (rounded ~ $0.08)
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.000163
  • Tokens per dollar: 6,121,212 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: 18 minutes, 0.88 seconds
  • Latency: 180 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 500 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 467 tokens/second (temperature-adjusted)

Best Use Cases

Ideal for social media managers needing to generate high volumes of creative copy variations for A/B testing while maintaining tight control over structural formats.

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Claude Haiku 4.6 Anthropic

$0.027188 (rounded ~ $0.03)
Total Cost
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Tool Usage
✓ Available
📄
OCR Support
✗ Not Available
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Batch API
✓ Available
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Caching
✓ Available
90% savings

💰 Total Cost Calculation (from Plugin)

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $0.032813 (rounded ~ $0.03) Input: $0.031250 (rounded ~ $0.03)
Output: $0.001563
Optimized Cost $0.027188 (rounded ~ $0.03) Input: $0.031250 (rounded ~ $0.03)
Output: $0.001563
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.000000
Total Savings $0.005625 (rounded ~ $0.01) 17.1% discount

Advanced Cost Breakdown (from Plugin)

📊 Batch API
50.0% off
Asynchronous processing discount

Detailed Cost Analysis (from Plugin)

For 500,000 input tokens and 5,000 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $0.031250 (rounded ~ $0.03)
  • Output Cost: $0.001563
  • Total Cost: $0.027188 (rounded ~ $0.03)
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.000054
  • Tokens per dollar: 18,574,713 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: 10 minutes, 35.89 seconds
  • Latency: 75 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 850 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 794 tokens/second (temperature-adjusted)

Best Use Cases

Ideal for social media managers needing to generate high volumes of creative copy variations for A/B testing while maintaining tight control over structural formats.

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✨ Market Recommendations AI Model Registry

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Input Tokens: 500,000
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Batch API: Enabled (50% discount)
Cached Tokens: 20%
Tools: Enabled
Rank AI Model & Provider Total Cost vs GPT-5.4 mini vs Claude Haiku 4.6
🏆 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google
 $0.027500 (rounded ~ $0.03) Best Value ↓ 66.7% cheaper ↑ 1.1% more
🥈 Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Google
 $0.033875 (rounded ~ $0.03) ↓ 58.9% cheaper ↑ 24.6% more
🥉 Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google
 $0.033875 (rounded ~ $0.03) ↓ 58.9% cheaper ↑ 24.6% more
#4 Gemini 3.8 Flash
Google
 $0.081563 (rounded ~ $0.08) ↓ 1.1% cheaper ↑ 200% more
#5 GPT-5.6 Luna
OpenAI
 $0.110000 ↑ 33.3% more ↑ 304.6% more
#6 Gemini 3.6 Flash
Google
 $0.163125 (rounded ~ $0.16) ↑ 97.7% more ↑ 500% more
#7 Gemini 3.5 Flash
Google
 $0.165000 (rounded ~ $0.17) ↑ 100% more ↑ 506.9% more
#8 Claude Sonnet 5
Anthropic
 $0.217500 (rounded ~ $0.22) ↑ 163.6% more ↑ 700% more
#9 Gemini 3.1 Flash
Google
 $0.220000 ↑ 166.7% more ↑ 709.2% more
#10 GPT-5.6 Terra
OpenAI
 $0.275000 (rounded ~ $0.28) ↑ 233.3% more ↑ 911.5% more
#11 Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic
 $0.326250 (rounded ~ $0.33) ↑ 295.5% more ↑ 1100% more
#12 Claude Opus 4.7
Anthropic
 $0.543750 (rounded ~ $0.54) ↑ 559.1% more ↑ 1900% more
#13 Claude Opus 5
Anthropic
 $0.543750 (rounded ~ $0.54) ↑ 559.1% more ↑ 1900% more
#14 Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic
 $0.543750 (rounded ~ $0.54) ↑ 559.1% more ↑ 1900% more
#15 Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic
 $0.543750 (rounded ~ $0.54) ↑ 559.1% more ↑ 1900% more
#16 Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google
 $0.550000 ↑ 566.7% more ↑ 1923% more
#17 GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI
 $0.550000 ↑ 566.7% more ↑ 1923% more
#18 Grok 4.3
xAI
 $0.840000 ↑ 918.2% more ↑ 2989.7% more
#19 Grok 4.20 Beta
xAI
 $0.840000 ↑ 918.2% more ↑ 2989.7% more
#20 Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google
 $0.865000 (rounded ~ $0.87) ↑ 948.5% more ↑ 3081.6% more
#21 Claude Fable 5.1
Anthropic
 $1.068750 (rounded ~ $1.07) ↑ 1195.5% more ↑ 3831% more
#22 Claude Mythos 5.1
Anthropic
 $1.068750 (rounded ~ $1.07) ↑ 1195.5% more ↑ 3831% more
#23 GPT-5.4
OpenAI
 $1.081250 (rounded ~ $1.08) ↑ 1210.6% more ↑ 3877% more
#24 GPT-5.4 Thinking
OpenAI
 $1.081250 (rounded ~ $1.08) ↑ 1210.6% more ↑ 3877% more
#25 Claude Fable 5
Anthropic
 $1.087500 (rounded ~ $1.09) ↑ 1218.2% more ↑ 3900% more
#26 Claude Mythos 5
Anthropic
 $1.087500 (rounded ~ $1.09) ↑ 1218.2% more ↑ 3900% more
#27 GPT-5.5
OpenAI
 $2.162500 (rounded ~ $2.16) ↑ 2521.2% more ↑ 7854% more
#28 GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI
 $4.350000 ↑ 5172.7% more ↑ 15900% more
#29 GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI
 $4.350000 ↑ 5172.7% more ↑ 15900% more
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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google

$0.027500 (rounded ~ $0.03)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↓ 66.7%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1.1%
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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Google

$0.033875 (rounded ~ $0.03)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↓ 58.9%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 24.6%
🥉

Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google

$0.033875 (rounded ~ $0.03)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↓ 58.9%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 24.6%
#4

Gemini 3.8 Flash
Google

$0.081563 (rounded ~ $0.08)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↓ 1.1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 200%
#5

GPT-5.6 Luna
OpenAI

$0.110000
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 33.3%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 304.6%
#6

Gemini 3.6 Flash
Google

$0.163125 (rounded ~ $0.16)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 97.7%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 500%
#7

Gemini 3.5 Flash
Google

$0.165000 (rounded ~ $0.17)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 100%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 506.9%
#8

Claude Sonnet 5
Anthropic

$0.217500 (rounded ~ $0.22)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 163.6%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 700%
#9

Gemini 3.1 Flash
Google

$0.220000
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 166.7%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 709.2%
#10

GPT-5.6 Terra
OpenAI

$0.275000 (rounded ~ $0.28)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 233.3%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 911.5%
#11

Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic

$0.326250 (rounded ~ $0.33)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 295.5%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1100%
#12

Claude Opus 4.7
Anthropic

$0.543750 (rounded ~ $0.54)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 559.1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1900%
#13

Claude Opus 5
Anthropic

$0.543750 (rounded ~ $0.54)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 559.1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1900%
#14

Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic

$0.543750 (rounded ~ $0.54)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 559.1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1900%
#15

Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic

$0.543750 (rounded ~ $0.54)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 559.1%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1900%
#16

Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google

$0.550000
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 566.7%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1923%
#17

GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI

$0.550000
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 566.7%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 1923%
#18

Grok 4.3
xAI

$0.840000
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 918.2%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 2989.7%
#19

Grok 4.20 Beta
xAI

$0.840000
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 918.2%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 2989.7%
#20

Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google

$0.865000 (rounded ~ $0.87)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 948.5%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 3081.6%
#21

Claude Fable 5.1
Anthropic

$1.068750 (rounded ~ $1.07)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 1195.5%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 3831%
#22

Claude Mythos 5.1
Anthropic

$1.068750 (rounded ~ $1.07)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 1195.5%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 3831%
#23

GPT-5.4
OpenAI

$1.081250 (rounded ~ $1.08)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 1210.6%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 3877%
#24

GPT-5.4 Thinking
OpenAI

$1.081250 (rounded ~ $1.08)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 1210.6%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 3877%
#25

Claude Fable 5
Anthropic

$1.087500 (rounded ~ $1.09)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 1218.2%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 3900%
#26

Claude Mythos 5
Anthropic

$1.087500 (rounded ~ $1.09)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 1218.2%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 3900%
#27

GPT-5.5
OpenAI

$2.162500 (rounded ~ $2.16)
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 2521.2%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 7854%
#28

GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI

$4.350000
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 5172.7%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 15900%
#29

GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI

$4.350000
vs GPT-5.4 mini: ↑ 5172.7%
vs Claude Haiku 4.6: ↑ 15900%
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For marketing teams managing multiple brand accounts, A/B testing 20 variations per campaign is standard practice to optimize conversion rates [1.1.3]. Scaling this volume requires models that balance creative nuance with instruction-following reliability. When processing 500,000 tokens for batch experimentation, the choice often comes down to model temperament and structured output capabilities.

GPT-5.4 mini has emerged as a strong contender for structured tasks. It excels at following precise formatting constraints—essential when you need to generate 20 consistent variations for a campaign without breaking your deployment schema. It is often described as more “innovative” in its suggestion generation, making it effective for brainstorming divergent angles during the initial hypothesis phase.

Claude Haiku 4.6, conversely, is favored for its adherence to brand tone and ability to maintain narrative consistency across high-volume outputs. If your A/B tests rely on subtle adjustments to brand voice rather than just structural changes, Haiku’s ability to avoid repetitive or muted emotional responses provides a distinct advantage.

For most social media managers, the decision hinges on the goal of the test. If you prioritize strict adherence to your existing copy framework and JSON-like structural requirements, GPT-5.4 mini is the logical choice. If your priority is creative variety while maintaining a consistent emotional resonance across diverse audiences, Claude Haiku 4.6 offers a more polished result. Both models are optimized for high-speed, cost-efficient processing, making them suitable for the iterative nature of modern A/B testing pipelines.

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