Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Gemma 3n E2B InstructedWhich is better in 2026?

Claude 3.5 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Gemma 3n E2B Instructed — which is better?

Claude 3.5 Haiku (by Anthropic) and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed (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, MGSM, MMLU-Pro), while Gemma 3n E2B Instructed 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 3n E2B Instructed if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2025

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Haiku outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MGSM, MMLU-Pro), while Gemma 3n E2B Instructed 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 3n E2B Instructed
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed supports multimodal inputs, whereas Claude 3.5 Haiku does not.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed 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 3n E2B Instructed

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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Haiku was released on 2024-10-22, while Gemma 3n E2B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is 8 months newer than Claude 3.5 Haiku.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Oct 22, 2024

1.7 years ago

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

1.0 years ago

8mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Claude 3.5 Haiku's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E2B Instructed'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

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Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (41.6% vs 24.8%)
Higher HumanEval score (88.1% vs 66.5%)
Higher MGSM score (85.6% vs 53.1%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (65.0% vs 40.5%)
Google
Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Haiku and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3.5 Haiku
✓ Preferred
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
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Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Gemma 3n E2B Instructed.

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Haiku or Gemma 3n E2B Instructed?

Claude 3.5 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Haiku is made by Anthropic and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed 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 3n E2B Instructed in benchmarks?

Claude 3.5 Haiku scores HumanEval: 88.1%, MGSM: 85.6%, DROP: 83.1%, MATH: 69.4%, MMLU-Pro: 65.0%. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed scores HumanEval: 66.5%, MMLU: 60.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 59.0%, MBPP: 56.6%, Global-MMLU: 55.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.5 Haiku and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed?

Claude 3.5 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed 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 3n E2B Instructed?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3.5 Haiku and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed?

Claude 3.5 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is developed by Google.

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