Model Comparison

Claude 3 Haiku vs GPT-3.5 Turbo

Claude 3 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Haiku is 1.5x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

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.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Claude 3 Haiku costs less

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$1.25
Best providerAnthropic
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerAzure
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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.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input16,385 tokens
Output4,096 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

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

Text
Images
Audio
Video

GPT-3.5 Turbo

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

GPT-3.5 Turbo

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.

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.1 years ago

11mo newer
GPT-3.5 Turbo

Mar 21, 2023

3.1 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.

Claude 3 Haiku

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GPT-3.5 Turbo

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

anthropic logo
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

GPT-3.5 Turbo

azure logo
Azure
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
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OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher DROP score (78.4% vs 70.2%)
Higher GPQA score (33.3% vs 30.8%)
Higher HumanEval score (75.9% vs 68.0%)
Higher MGSM score (75.1% vs 56.3%)
Higher MMLU score (75.2% vs 69.8%)
OpenAI
Higher MATH score (43.1% vs 38.9%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Haiku vs GPT-3.5 Turbo

Claude 3 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Haiku is made by Anthropic and GPT-3.5 Turbo is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3 Haiku scores ARC-C: 89.2%, GSM8k: 88.9%, HellaSwag: 85.9%, DROP: 78.4%, HumanEval: 75.9%. GPT-3.5 Turbo scores DROP: 70.2%, MMLU: 69.8%, HumanEval: 68.0%, MGSM: 56.3%, MATH: 43.1%.
Claude 3 Haiku is 2.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input and $1.25/M output via anthropic. GPT-3.5 Turbo costs $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output via azure.
Claude 3 Haiku supports 200K tokens and GPT-3.5 Turbo supports 16K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 16K), input pricing ($0.25 vs $0.50/M), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and GPT-3.5 Turbo is developed by OpenAI.