Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs QvQ-72B-PreviewWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Claude 3.5 Haiku and QvQ-72B-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Claude 3.5 Haiku vs QvQ-72B-Preview — which is better?

Claude 3.5 Haiku (by Anthropic) and QvQ-72B-Preview (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) 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 QvQ-72B-Preview if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2024
  • 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 QvQ-72B-Previewdon'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
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QvQ-72B-Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

QvQ-72B-Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas Claude 3.5 Haiku does not.

QvQ-72B-Preview 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

QvQ-72B-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3.5 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while QvQ-72B-Preview uses Qwen.

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

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

QvQ-72B-Preview

Qwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Haiku was released on 2024-10-22, while QvQ-72B-Preview was released on 2024-12-25.

QvQ-72B-Preview is 2 months newer than Claude 3.5 Haiku.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Oct 22, 2024

1.7 years ago

QvQ-72B-Preview

Dec 25, 2024

1.5 years ago

2mo 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)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

QvQ-72B-Preview

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Haiku and QvQ-72B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3.5 Haiku
✓ Preferred
QvQ-72B-Preview
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Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QvQ-72B-Preview

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Haiku vs QvQ-72B-Preview.

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Haiku or QvQ-72B-Preview?

Claude 3.5 Haiku (Anthropic) and QvQ-72B-Preview (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) 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 QvQ-72B-Preview in benchmarks?

Claude 3.5 Haiku scores HumanEval: 88.1%, MGSM: 85.6%, DROP: 83.1%, MATH: 69.4%, MMLU-Pro: 65.0%. QvQ-72B-Preview scores MathVista: 71.4%, MMMU: 70.3%, MathVision: 35.9%, OlympiadBench: 20.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.5 Haiku and QvQ-72B-Preview?

Claude 3.5 Haiku supports 200K tokens and QvQ-72B-Preview 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 QvQ-72B-Preview?

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

Who makes Claude 3.5 Haiku and QvQ-72B-Preview?

Claude 3.5 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and QvQ-72B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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