Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Gemma 3 12B

Claude 3.5 Haiku shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Gemma 3 12B is 25.6x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Haiku outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MMLU-Pro), while Gemma 3 12B is better at 1 benchmark (MATH).

Claude 3.5 Haiku shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemma 3 12B costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($0.80/1M tokens) is 16.0x more expensive than Gemma 3 12B ($0.05/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($4.00/1M tokens) is 40.0x more expensive than Gemma 3 12B ($0.10/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Haiku is more expensive than Gemma 3 12B.*

* 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
Gemma 3 12B
Input tokens$0.05
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3.5 Haiku accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Gemma 3 12B's 131,072 tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Gemma 3 12B is limited to 131,072 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Google
Gemma 3 12B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3 12B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Claude 3.5 Haiku does not.

Gemma 3 12B 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

Gemma 3 12B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3.5 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 3 12B uses Gemma.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 3 12B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Haiku was released on 2024-10-22, while Gemma 3 12B was released on 2025-03-12.

Gemma 3 12B is 5 months newer than Claude 3.5 Haiku.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Oct 22, 2024

1.5 years ago

Gemma 3 12B

Mar 12, 2025

1.1 years ago

4mo 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 3.5 Haiku is available from Bedrock, Google, Anthropic. Gemma 3 12B is available from DeepInfra.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.80/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.00/1M
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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

Gemma 3 12B

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.05/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (41.6% vs 40.9%)
Higher HumanEval score (88.1% vs 85.4%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (65.0% vs 60.6%)
Google
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher MATH score (83.8% vs 69.4%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Google
Gemma 3 12B

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Gemma 3 12B

Claude 3.5 Haiku shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Haiku is made by Anthropic and Gemma 3 12B 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%. Gemma 3 12B scores GSM8k: 94.4%, IFEval: 88.9%, DocVQA: 87.1%, BIG-Bench Hard: 85.7%, HumanEval: 85.4%.
Gemma 3 12B is 16.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku costs $0.80/M input and $4.00/M output via bedrock. Gemma 3 12B costs $0.05/M input and $0.10/M output via deepinfra.
Claude 3.5 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Gemma 3 12B supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 131K), input pricing ($0.80 vs $0.05/M), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3.5 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and Gemma 3 12B is developed by Google.