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Claude Haiku 5.5 vs GPT-5 Codex

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.1 to 26.6.

Anthropic · OpenAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.1 to 26.6, ranking #18 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Haiku 5.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 50.1 and ranks #18 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose GPT-5 Codex

  • you are already invested in the OpenAI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Haiku 5.5
Anthropic
GPT-5 Codex
OpenAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
50.1
#18
26.6
#165
Reasoning
47.4
#25
26.4
#163
Coding
40.0
#12
19.1
#119
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.10 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.50 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
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Individual benchmarks

36 reported for Claude Haiku 5.5 · 1 for GPT-5 Codex

No common benchmarks found

Claude Haiku 5.5 and GPT-5 Codexdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Haiku 5.5 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Haiku 5.5 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
OpenAI
GPT-5 Codex
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Oct 16 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas GPT-5 Codex does not.

Claude Haiku 5.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

GPT-5 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 Haiku 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

GPT-5 Codex

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Haiku 5.5 was released on 2026-10-07, while GPT-5 Codex was released on 2025-09-15.

Claude Haiku 5.5 is 13 months newer than GPT-5 Codex.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Oct 7, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.1yr newer
GPT-5 Codex

Sep 15, 2025

1.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Haiku 5.5 has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while GPT-5 Codex has a cutoff of 2024-09-30.

Claude Haiku 5.5 has more recent training data (up to 2026-06-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to GPT-5 Codex (2024-09-30).

Claude Haiku 5.5

Jun 2026

1.8 yr newer
GPT-5 Codex

Sep 2024

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Haiku 5.5 and GPT-5 Codex side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Haiku 5.5
✓ Preferred
GPT-5 Codex
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Haiku 5.5 vs GPT-5 Codex.

Which is better, Claude Haiku 5.5 or GPT-5 Codex?

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.1 to 26.6. Claude Haiku 5.5 is made by Anthropic and GPT-5 Codex is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Haiku 5.5 compare to GPT-5 Codex in benchmarks?

Claude Haiku 5.5 scores Global-MMLU: 87.8%, MILU: 87.6%, BenchCAD (with Python tool): 87.0%, Chartography: 86.2%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 83.7%. GPT-5 Codex scores SWE-Bench Verified: 74.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Haiku 5.5 and GPT-5 Codex?

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and GPT-5 Codex supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Haiku 5.5 and GPT-5 Codex?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (50.1 vs 26.6), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Haiku 5.5 and GPT-5 Codex?

Claude Haiku 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and GPT-5 Codex is developed by OpenAI.

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