Claude Haiku 4.5 vs OpenAI text-embedding-3-large

Pick two tools from the same category to compare side-by-side.

	Claude Haiku 4.5 Fast, cheap small model for classification, routing, high-volume work.	OpenAI text-embedding-3-large OpenAI's most capable embedding model for English and non-English retrieval, served via usage-priced API.
Category	model	model
Vendor type	commercial	commercial
Pricing	usage	usage
Strengths	+ Lowest cost in Claude family + Low latency suitable for real-time interactions + Strong instruction-following for its size	+ Strong general-purpose retrieval quality across English and non-English text + Ubiquitous ecosystem support in vector databases and RAG frameworks + Simple usage-based pricing with a cheaper small variant for cost-sensitive paths
Tradeoffs	− Weaker on complex reasoning vs Sonnet/Opus − Lower context window than Sonnet	− API-only (no open weights or on-prem option) − General-purpose model with no domain-specialized variants, unlike some competitors
Used in stacks	4	0