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Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemini DiffusionWhich is better in 2026?

Gemini Diffusion significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemini Diffusion — which is better?

Claude 3 Haiku (by Anthropic) and Gemini Diffusion (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.

Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Gemini Diffusion is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval). Gemini Diffusion significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Claude 3 Haiku if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.25/M input and $1.25/M output

Choose Gemini Diffusion if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2025

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Gemini Diffusion is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval).

Gemini Diffusion significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude 3 Haiku specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3 Haiku specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Google
Gemini Diffusion
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Haiku supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemini Diffusion does not.

Claude 3 Haiku can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3 Haiku

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini Diffusion

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 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemini Diffusion

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while Gemini Diffusion was released on 2025-05-20.

Gemini Diffusion is 14 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.4 years ago

Gemini Diffusion

May 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

1.2yr 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)
Supports multimodal inputs
Google
Higher GPQA score (40.4% vs 33.3%)
Higher HumanEval score (89.6% vs 75.9%)

Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemini Diffusion.

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Gemini Diffusion?

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

How does Claude 3 Haiku compare to Gemini Diffusion in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Haiku scores ARC-C: 89.2%, GSM8k: 88.9%, HellaSwag: 85.9%, DROP: 78.4%, HumanEval: 75.9%. Gemini Diffusion scores HumanEval: 89.6%, MBPP: 76.0%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 69.1%, LBPP (v2): 56.8%, BigCodeBench: 45.4%.

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

Claude 3 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Gemini Diffusion 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 Haiku and Gemini Diffusion?

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

Who makes Claude 3 Haiku and Gemini Diffusion?

Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and Gemini Diffusion is developed by Google.

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