Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Gemma 3 1BWhich is better in 2026?

Claude 3.5 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Gemma 3 1B — which is better?

Claude 3.5 Haiku (by Anthropic) and Gemma 3 1B (by Google) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Claude 3.5 Haiku outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MATH, MMLU-Pro), while Gemma 3 1B is better at 0 benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Claude 3.5 Haiku if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 4 of 4 shared benchmarks

Choose Gemma 3 1B if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Haiku outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MATH, MMLU-Pro), while Gemma 3 1B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3.5 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude 3.5 Haiku specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3.5 Haiku specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Google
Gemma 3 1B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3.5 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 3 1B 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 1B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Haiku was released on 2024-10-22, while Gemma 3 1B was released on 2025-03-12.

Gemma 3 1B is 5 months newer than Claude 3.5 Haiku.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Oct 22, 2024

1.7 years ago

Gemma 3 1B

Mar 12, 2025

1.3 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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (41.6% vs 19.2%)
Higher HumanEval score (88.1% vs 41.5%)
Higher MATH score (69.4% vs 48.0%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (65.0% vs 14.7%)
Google
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Haiku and Gemma 3 1B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3.5 Haiku
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Gemma 3 1B
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Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Google
Gemma 3 1B

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Gemma 3 1B.

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Haiku or Gemma 3 1B?

Claude 3.5 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Haiku is made by Anthropic and Gemma 3 1B is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude 3.5 Haiku compare to Gemma 3 1B in benchmarks?

Claude 3.5 Haiku scores HumanEval: 88.1%, MGSM: 85.6%, DROP: 83.1%, MATH: 69.4%, MMLU-Pro: 65.0%. Gemma 3 1B scores IFEval: 80.2%, GSM8k: 62.8%, Natural2Code: 56.0%, MATH: 48.0%, HumanEval: 41.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.5 Haiku and Gemma 3 1B?

Claude 3.5 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Gemma 3 1B 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 3.5 Haiku and Gemma 3 1B?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3.5 Haiku and Gemma 3 1B?

Claude 3.5 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and Gemma 3 1B is developed by Google.

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