Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Gemini 1.5 Flash
Claude 3.5 Haiku and Gemini 1.5 Flash are closely matched at 5.3 and 6.1 on the LLM Stats Score. Gemini 1.5 Flash is 6.1x cheaper per token.
Anthropic · Google · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude 3.5 Haiku and Gemini 1.5 Flash are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 5.3 and 6.1.
In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Gemini 1.5 Flash wins 3; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Gemini 1.5 Flash is roughly 6.1x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Gemini 1.5 Flash also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude 3.5 Haiku
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2024
Choose Gemini 1.5 Flash
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 5 exact shared results
- cost matters — it's about 6.1x cheaper per token
- you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
9 reported for Claude 3.5 Haiku · 22 for Gemini 1.5 Flash
Claude 3.5 Haiku outperforms in 2 benchmarks (HumanEval, MGSM), while Gemini 1.5 Flash is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MMLU-Pro).
Gemini 1.5 Flash has a slight edge in benchmark performance.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($0.80/1M tokens) is 5.3x more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Flash ($0.15/1M tokens).
For output processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($4.00/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Flash ($0.60/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Haiku is more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Flash.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Gemini 1.5 Flash accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Claude 3.5 Haiku's 200,000 tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Gemini 1.5 Flash is limited to 8,192 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Gemini 1.5 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas Claude 3.5 Haiku does not.
Gemini 1.5 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Gemini 1.5 Flash
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude 3.5 Haiku was released on 2024-10-22, while Gemini 1.5 Flash was released on 2024-05-01.
Claude 3.5 Haiku is 6 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash.
Oct 22, 2024
1.9 years ago
5mo newerMay 1, 2024
2.3 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemini 1.5 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while Claude 3.5 Haiku's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Flash's training data extends to 2023-11-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3.5 Haiku's cutoff date.
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Nov 2023
Provider Availability
Claude 3.5 Haiku is available from Bedrock, Google, Anthropic. Gemini 1.5 Flash is available from Google.
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Gemini 1.5 Flash
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Haiku and Gemini 1.5 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Gemini 1.5 Flash.