Model Comparison

Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT PreviewWhich is better in 2026?

Claude 3 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview — which is better?

Claude 3 Haiku (by Anthropic) and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview (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 8 benchmarks (ARC-C, BIG-Bench Hard, DROP, GPQA, HellaSwag, HumanEval, MGSM, MMLU), while Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is better at 0 benchmarks. Claude 3 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Claude 3 Haiku if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 8 of 8 shared benchmarks

Choose Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview if…

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

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

8 benchmarks

Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 8 benchmarks (ARC-C, BIG-Bench Hard, DROP, GPQA, HellaSwag, HumanEval, MGSM, MMLU), while Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is better at 0 benchmarks.

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 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Haiku and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude 3 Haiku

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview 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 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview was released on 2025-05-20.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is 14 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.3 years ago

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

May 20, 2025

1.1 years ago

1.2yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Claude 3 Haiku's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3 Haiku's cutoff date.

Claude 3 Haiku

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Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher ARC-C score (89.2% vs 61.6%)
Higher BIG-Bench Hard score (73.7% vs 52.9%)
Higher DROP score (78.4% vs 60.8%)
Higher GPQA score (33.3% vs 23.7%)
Higher HellaSwag score (85.9% vs 78.6%)
Higher HumanEval score (75.9% vs 75.0%)
Higher MGSM score (75.1% vs 60.7%)
Higher MMLU score (75.2% vs 64.9%)
Google
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview.

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview?

Claude 3 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Haiku is made by Anthropic and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview 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 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Haiku scores ARC-C: 89.2%, GSM8k: 88.9%, HellaSwag: 85.9%, DROP: 78.4%, HumanEval: 75.9%. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview scores ARC-E: 81.6%, BoolQ: 81.6%, PIQA: 81.0%, HellaSwag: 78.6%, HumanEval: 75.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3 Haiku and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview?

Claude 3 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT 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 Haiku and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3 Haiku and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview?

Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is developed by Google.

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