Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is 12.5x cheaper per token.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Haiku outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MMLU-Pro).

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($0.80/1M tokens) is 11.4x more expensive than Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite ($0.07/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($4.00/1M tokens) is 13.3x more expensive than Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Haiku is more expensive than Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Input tokens$0.80
Output tokens$4.00
Best providerAWS Bedrock
Google
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
Input tokens$0.07
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerGoogle
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite 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 2.0 Flash-Lite is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Google
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Claude 3.5 Haiku does not.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

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 3.5 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Haiku was released on 2024-10-22, while Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite was released on 2025-02-05.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is 4 months newer than Claude 3.5 Haiku.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Oct 22, 2024

1.5 years ago

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Feb 5, 2025

1.2 years ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Claude 3.5 Haiku's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3.5 Haiku's cutoff date.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Jun 2024

Provider Availability

Claude 3.5 Haiku is available from Bedrock, Google, Anthropic. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is available from Google.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.80/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.80/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.00/1M
anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.07/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher GPQA score (51.5% vs 41.6%)
Higher MATH score (86.8% vs 69.4%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (71.6% vs 65.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Google
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Haiku is made by Anthropic and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3.5 Haiku scores HumanEval: 88.1%, MGSM: 85.6%, DROP: 83.1%, MATH: 69.4%, MMLU-Pro: 65.0%. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores MATH: 86.8%, FACTS Grounding: 83.6%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 78.2%, MMLU-Pro: 71.6%, MMMU: 68.0%.
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is 11.4x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku costs $0.80/M input and $4.00/M output via bedrock. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite costs $0.07/M input and $0.30/M output via google.
Claude 3.5 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($0.80 vs $0.07/M), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3.5 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is developed by Google.