Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Flash vs Claude 3 Haiku

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Haiku is 2.3x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Claude 3 Haiku is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Claude 3 Haiku costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($0.50/1M tokens) is 2.0x more expensive than Claude 3 Haiku ($0.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($3.00/1M tokens) is 2.4x more expensive than Claude 3 Haiku ($1.25/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 3 Flash 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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Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$3.00
Best providerGoogle
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

Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Claude 3 Haiku's 200,000 tokens. Claude 3 Haiku can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Gemini 3 Flash is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 3 Flash and Claude 3 Haiku support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Gemini 3 Flash

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.

Gemini 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Claude 3 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13.

Gemini 3 Flash is 21 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

4 months ago

1.8yr newer
Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Claude 3 Haiku's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3 Haiku's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

Claude 3 Haiku

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Provider Availability

Gemini 3 Flash is available from Google. Claude 3 Haiku is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google.

Gemini 3 Flash

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Google
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.00/1M

Claude 3 Haiku

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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (90.4% vs 33.3%)
Anthropic
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Flash vs Claude 3 Haiku

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Flash is made by Google and Claude 3 Haiku is made by Anthropic. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemini 3 Flash scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.7%, Global PIQA: 92.8%, MMMLU: 91.8%, GPQA: 90.4%. Claude 3 Haiku scores ARC-C: 89.2%, GSM8k: 88.9%, HellaSwag: 85.9%, DROP: 78.4%, HumanEval: 75.9%.
Claude 3 Haiku is 2.0x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 3 Flash costs $0.50/M input and $3.00/M output via google. Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input and $1.25/M output via anthropic.
Gemini 3 Flash supports 1.0M tokens and Claude 3 Haiku supports 200K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 200K), input pricing ($0.50 vs $0.25/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 3 Flash is developed by Google and Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic.