Model Comparison

Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemma 3 1BWhich is better in 2026?

Claude 3 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemma 3 1B — which is better?

Claude 3 Haiku (by Anthropic) and Gemma 3 1B (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 4 benchmarks (BIG-Bench Hard, GPQA, GSM8k, HumanEval), while Gemma 3 1B is better at 1 benchmark (MATH). Claude 3 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Claude 3 Haiku if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 4 of 5 shared benchmarks

Choose Gemma 3 1B if…

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

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 4 benchmarks (BIG-Bench Hard, GPQA, GSM8k, HumanEval), while Gemma 3 1B is better at 1 benchmark (MATH).

Claude 3 Haiku 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
Gemma 3 1B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Haiku supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 3 1B 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

Gemma 3 1B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 3 1B uses Gemma.

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

Claude 3 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 3 1B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while Gemma 3 1B was released on 2025-03-12.

Gemma 3 1B is 12 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.3 years ago

Gemma 3 1B

Mar 12, 2025

1.3 years ago

12mo 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
Higher BIG-Bench Hard score (73.7% vs 39.1%)
Higher GPQA score (33.3% vs 19.2%)
Higher GSM8k score (88.9% vs 62.8%)
Higher HumanEval score (75.9% vs 41.5%)
Google
Has open weights
Higher MATH score (48.0% vs 38.9%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3 Haiku and Gemma 3 1B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3 Haiku
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Gemma 3 1B
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Gemma 3 1B

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemma 3 1B.

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Gemma 3 1B?

Claude 3 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Haiku is made by Anthropic and Gemma 3 1B 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 Gemma 3 1B in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Haiku scores ARC-C: 89.2%, GSM8k: 88.9%, HellaSwag: 85.9%, DROP: 78.4%, HumanEval: 75.9%. Gemma 3 1B scores IFEval: 80.2%, GSM8k: 62.8%, Natural2Code: 56.0%, MATH: 48.0%, HumanEval: 41.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3 Haiku and Gemma 3 1B?

Claude 3 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Gemma 3 1B 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 Gemma 3 1B?

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

Who makes Claude 3 Haiku and Gemma 3 1B?

Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and Gemma 3 1B is developed by Google.

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