Claude 3 Haiku vs GPT-5.2 Codex Comparison

Comparing Claude 3 Haiku and GPT-5.2 Codex across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Claude 3 Haiku and GPT-5.2 Codex don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Claude 3 Haiku costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($0.25/1M tokens) is 7.0x cheaper than GPT-5.2 Codex ($1.75/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($1.25/1M tokens) is 11.2x cheaper than GPT-5.2 Codex ($14.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, GPT-5.2 Codex is more expensive than Claude 3 Haiku.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude 3 Haiku

Input tokens$0.25

Output tokens$1.25

Best providerAnthropic

GPT-5.2 Codex

Input tokens$1.75

Output tokens$14.00

Best providerOpenAI

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

GPT-5.2 Codex accepts 400,000 input tokens compared to Claude 3 Haiku's 200,000 tokens. Claude 3 Haiku can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while GPT-5.2 Codex is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Claude 3 Haiku

Input200,000 tokens

Output200,000 tokens

GPT-5.2 Codex

Input400,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Haiku and GPT-5.2 Codex support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude 3 Haiku

Text

Images

Audio

Video

GPT-5.2 Codex

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude 3 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

GPT-5.2 Codex

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while GPT-5.2 Codex was released on 2026-01-14.

GPT-5.2 Codex is 22 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.0 years ago

GPT-5.2 Codex

Jan 14, 2026

2 months ago

1.8yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude 3 Haiku is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. GPT-5.2 Codex is available from OpenAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.