Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs GPT-3.5 Turbo

Claude 3.5 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. GPT-3.5 Turbo is 2.1x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Haiku outperforms in 5 benchmarks (DROP, GPQA, HumanEval, MATH, MGSM), while GPT-3.5 Turbo is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3.5 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

GPT-3.5 Turbo costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($0.80/1M tokens) is 1.6x more expensive than GPT-3.5 Turbo ($0.50/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($4.00/1M tokens) is 2.7x more expensive than GPT-3.5 Turbo ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Haiku is more expensive than GPT-3.5 Turbo.*

* 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
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerAzure
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3.5 Haiku accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to GPT-3.5 Turbo's 16,385 tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while GPT-3.5 Turbo is limited to 4,096 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input16,385 tokens
Output4,096 tokens
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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

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Haiku was released on 2024-10-22, while GPT-3.5 Turbo was released on 2023-03-21.

Claude 3.5 Haiku is 19 months newer than GPT-3.5 Turbo.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Oct 22, 2024

1.4 years ago

1.6yr newer
GPT-3.5 Turbo

Mar 21, 2023

3.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-3.5 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2021-09-30, while Claude 3.5 Haiku's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-3.5 Turbo's training data extends to 2021-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3.5 Haiku's cutoff date.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

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GPT-3.5 Turbo

Sep 2021

Provider Availability

Claude 3.5 Haiku is available from Bedrock, Google, Anthropic. GPT-3.5 Turbo is available from Azure, OpenAI.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

bedrock logo
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
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Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M

GPT-3.5 Turbo

azure logo
Azure
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
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OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher DROP score (83.1% vs 70.2%)
Higher GPQA score (41.6% vs 30.8%)
Higher HumanEval score (88.1% vs 68.0%)
Higher MATH score (69.4% vs 43.1%)
Higher MGSM score (85.6% vs 56.3%)
OpenAI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Haiku vs GPT-3.5 Turbo

Claude 3.5 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Haiku is made by Anthropic and GPT-3.5 Turbo is made by OpenAI. 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%. GPT-3.5 Turbo scores DROP: 70.2%, MMLU: 69.8%, HumanEval: 68.0%, MGSM: 56.3%, MATH: 43.1%.
GPT-3.5 Turbo is 1.6x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku costs $0.80/M input and $4.00/M output via bedrock. GPT-3.5 Turbo costs $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output via azure.
Claude 3.5 Haiku supports 200K tokens and GPT-3.5 Turbo supports 16K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 16K), input pricing ($0.80 vs $0.50/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3.5 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and GPT-3.5 Turbo is developed by OpenAI.