Claude 3 Haiku vs GPT-3.5 Turbo
Claude 3 Haiku leads the LLM Stats Score -1.2 to -9.2. Claude 3 Haiku is 1.5x cheaper per token.
Anthropic · OpenAI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude 3 Haiku leads the overall LLM Stats Score -1.2 to -9.2, ranking #318 overall.
In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude 3 Haiku wins 5; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Claude 3 Haiku is roughly 1.5x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Claude 3 Haiku also accepts a larger context window (200,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude 3 Haiku
- overall performance matters — it scores -1.2 and ranks #318 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 5 of 6 exact shared results
- cost matters — it's about 1.5x cheaper per token
- you process long inputs — it offers a 200,000 token context window
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2024
Choose GPT-3.5 Turbo
- you want predictable pricing at $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
10 reported for Claude 3 Haiku · 8 for GPT-3.5 Turbo
Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 5 benchmarks (DROP, GPQA, HumanEval, MGSM, MMLU), while GPT-3.5 Turbo is better at 1 benchmark (MATH).
Claude 3 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($0.25/1M tokens) is 2.0x cheaper than GPT-3.5 Turbo ($0.50/1M tokens).
For output processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($1.25/1M tokens) is 1.2x cheaper than GPT-3.5 Turbo ($1.50/1M tokens).
In conclusion, GPT-3.5 Turbo is more expensive than Claude 3 Haiku.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Claude 3 Haiku accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to GPT-3.5 Turbo's 16,385 tokens. Claude 3 Haiku can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while GPT-3.5 Turbo is limited to 4,096 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Claude 3 Haiku supports multimodal inputs, whereas GPT-3.5 Turbo 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
GPT-3.5 Turbo
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while GPT-3.5 Turbo was released on 2023-03-21.
Claude 3 Haiku is 12 months newer than GPT-3.5 Turbo.
Mar 13, 2024
2.5 years ago
11mo newerMar 21, 2023
3.4 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-3.5 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2021-09-30, while Claude 3 Haiku's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm GPT-3.5 Turbo's training data extends to 2021-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3 Haiku's cutoff date.
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Sep 2021
Provider Availability
Claude 3 Haiku is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. GPT-3.5 Turbo is available from Azure, OpenAI.
Claude 3 Haiku
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude 3 Haiku and GPT-3.5 Turbo side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude 3 Haiku vs GPT-3.5 Turbo.