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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs GPT-5.5

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Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
OpenAI
GPT-5.5
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateOct 15 2025Apr 23 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
73%
93.6%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
73.3%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude Haiku 4.5 shipped 190 days before GPT-5.5

Which is better: Claude Haiku 4.5 or GPT-5.5?

Claude Haiku 4.5 and GPT-5.5 are evenly matched across the benchmarks they both publish. Claude Haiku 4.5 shipped 190 days before GPT-5.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

On GPQA Diamond, GPT-5.5 scores 93.6%, 20.6 points above Claude Haiku 4.5 at 73%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Haiku 4.5 released?
Claude Haiku 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Oct 15 2025.
When was GPT-5.5 released?
GPT-5.5 was released by OpenAI on Apr 23 2026.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude Haiku 4.5 or GPT-5.5?
GPT-5.5 scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude Haiku 4.5 73% vs GPT-5.5 93.6%.

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