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Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Claude 3 Haiku

Claude 3.5 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Haiku is 3.2x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Anthropic · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude 3.5 Haiku outperforms in 5 benchmarks (DROP, GPQA, HumanEval, MATH, MGSM), while Claude 3 Haiku is better at 0 benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

On price, Claude 3 Haiku is roughly 3.2x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude 3.5 Haiku

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 5 of 5 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2024

Choose Claude 3 Haiku

  • cost matters — it's about 3.2x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude 3.5 Haiku
Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Anthropic
Benchmark wins
5 of 5
0 of 5
Input price
$0.80 / M
$0.25 / M
Output price
$4.00 / M
$1.25 / M
Context window
200,000
200,000
Released
Oct 2024
Mar 2024
License
Proprietary
Proprietary

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Haiku outperforms in 5 benchmarks (DROP, GPQA, HumanEval, MATH, MGSM), while Claude 3 Haiku is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3.5 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Claude 3 Haiku costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($0.80/1M tokens) is 3.2x more expensive than Claude 3 Haiku ($0.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($4.00/1M tokens) is 3.2x more expensive than Claude 3 Haiku ($1.25/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Haiku is more expensive than Claude 3 Haiku.*

* 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
Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$1.25
Best providerAnthropic
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 200,000 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 200,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Haiku supports multimodal inputs, whereas Claude 3.5 Haiku does not.

Claude 3 Haiku 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

Claude 3 Haiku

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

Claude 3 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Haiku was released on 2024-10-22, while Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13.

Claude 3.5 Haiku is 7 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Oct 22, 2024

1.8 years ago

7mo newer
Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.5 years ago

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

Provider Availability

Claude 3.5 Haiku is available from Bedrock, Google, Anthropic. Claude 3 Haiku is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google.

Claude 3.5 Haiku

bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.80/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.80/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.00/1M
anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M

Claude 3 Haiku

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.25/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.25/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.25/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

Claude 3.5 Haiku
✓ Preferred
Claude 3 Haiku
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Claude 3 Haiku.

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Haiku or Claude 3 Haiku?

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

How does Claude 3.5 Haiku compare to Claude 3 Haiku in benchmarks?

Claude 3.5 Haiku scores HumanEval: 88.1%, MGSM: 85.6%, DROP: 83.1%, MATH: 69.4%, MMLU-Pro: 65.0%. Claude 3 Haiku scores ARC-C: 89.2%, GSM8k: 88.9%, HellaSwag: 85.9%, DROP: 78.4%, HumanEval: 75.9%.

Is Claude 3.5 Haiku cheaper than Claude 3 Haiku?

Claude 3 Haiku is 3.2x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku costs $0.80/M input and $4.00/M output via bedrock. Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input and $1.25/M output via anthropic.

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

Claude 3.5 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Claude 3 Haiku supports 200K 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 Claude 3 Haiku?

Key differences include input pricing ($0.80 vs $0.25/M), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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