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Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, task quality, and projected cost at higher scale.

Pricing

Side-by-side pricing

Claude Haiku 5.5

Fast / Budget

Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning

Mid-tier
Input $/MTok
$0.10
$1.25
Output $/MTok
$0.50
$2.50
Cache discount
90% off
84% off
Context
1M
1M

Quality

Task confidence comparison

Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
0
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0
Code Review
0
vs
0
Summarization
0
vs
0
Q&A
0
vs
0
Extraction
0
vs
0
Reasoning
0
vs
0
Classification
0
vs
0
Creative Writing
0
vs
0
Claude Haiku 5.5
Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning

Guidance

When to use Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning

Choose Claude Haiku 5.5 when...

  • -Cost matters: 92% cheaper on input tokens

Choose Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning when...

  • Similar performance; consider provider preference or ecosystem fit.

At scale

Cost at scale

Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Claude Haiku 5.5
Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning
100K tokens
$0.02Cheaper
$0.16
1M tokens
$1.10Cheaper
$3.25
10M tokens
$11.00Cheaper
$32.50

FAQ

When should I use Claude Haiku 5.5 instead of Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning?

Claude Haiku 5.5 and Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning perform similarly across all tracked tasks. Pick based on pricing and provider preference.

Is Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning cheaper than Claude Haiku 5.5?

Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning input costs $1.25/MTok, which is 1150% more than Claude Haiku 5.5 at $0.10/MTok.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Haiku 5.5 and Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning?

Claude Haiku 5.5 has a 1M token context window. Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning has a 1M token context window.

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