Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs MedGemma 4B ITWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Claude 3.5 Haiku and MedGemma 4B IT across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Claude 3.5 Haiku vs MedGemma 4B IT — which is better?

Claude 3.5 Haiku (by Anthropic) and MedGemma 4B IT (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.

Choose Claude 3.5 Haiku if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.80/M input and $4.00/M output

Choose MedGemma 4B IT if…

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

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Claude 3.5 Haiku and MedGemma 4B ITdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

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
MedGemma 4B IT
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

MedGemma 4B IT supports multimodal inputs, whereas Claude 3.5 Haiku does not.

MedGemma 4B IT 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

MedGemma 4B IT

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3.5 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while MedGemma 4B IT uses Health AI Developer Foundations terms of use.

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

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

MedGemma 4B IT

Health AI Developer Foundations terms of use

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Haiku was released on 2024-10-22, while MedGemma 4B IT was released on 2025-05-20.

MedGemma 4B IT is 7 months newer than Claude 3.5 Haiku.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Oct 22, 2024

1.7 years ago

MedGemma 4B IT

May 20, 2025

1.1 years ago

7mo 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)
Google
Supports multimodal inputs
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Haiku and MedGemma 4B IT side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3.5 Haiku
✓ Preferred
MedGemma 4B IT
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Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
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MedGemma 4B IT

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Haiku vs MedGemma 4B IT.

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Haiku or MedGemma 4B IT?

Claude 3.5 Haiku (Anthropic) and MedGemma 4B IT (Google) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Claude 3.5 Haiku compare to MedGemma 4B IT in benchmarks?

Claude 3.5 Haiku scores HumanEval: 88.1%, MGSM: 85.6%, DROP: 83.1%, MATH: 69.4%, MMLU-Pro: 65.0%. MedGemma 4B IT scores MIMIC CXR: 88.9%, DermMCQA: 71.8%, PathMCQA: 69.8%, SlakeVQA: 62.3%, VQA-Rad: 49.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.5 Haiku and MedGemma 4B IT?

Claude 3.5 Haiku supports 200K tokens and MedGemma 4B IT 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 MedGemma 4B IT?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Proprietary vs Health AI Developer Foundations terms of use). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3.5 Haiku and MedGemma 4B IT?

Claude 3.5 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and MedGemma 4B IT is developed by Google.

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