Model Comparison

Claude 3 Haiku vs Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Claude 3 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Haiku and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct cost the same.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 4 benchmarks (BIG-Bench Hard, DROP, GSM8k, MMLU), while Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (HumanEval).

Claude 3 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($0.25/1M tokens) is 2.0x cheaper than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct ($0.50/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($1.25/1M tokens) is 2.5x more expensive than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct ($0.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Haiku and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct cost the same.*

* 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
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerReplicate
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3 Haiku accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Granite 3.3 8B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3 Haiku can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Haiku and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude 3 Haiku

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while Granite 3.3 8B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude 3 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while Granite 3.3 8B Instruct was released on 2025-04-16.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is 13 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.1 years ago

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apr 16, 2025

11 months ago

1.1yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-04-01, while Claude 3 Haiku's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Granite 3.3 8B Instruct's training data extends to 2024-04-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3 Haiku's cutoff date.

Claude 3 Haiku

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Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apr 2024

Provider Availability

Claude 3 Haiku is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is available from Replicate.

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
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.25/1M

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

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Replicate
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Higher BIG-Bench Hard score (73.7% vs 69.1%)
Higher DROP score (78.4% vs 59.4%)
Higher GSM8k score (88.9% vs 80.9%)
Higher MMLU score (75.2% vs 65.5%)
IBM
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher HumanEval score (89.7% vs 75.9%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Haiku vs Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Claude 3 Haiku significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Haiku is made by Anthropic and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is made by IBM. 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%. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct scores HumanEval: 89.7%, AttaQ: 88.5%, HumanEval+: 86.1%, AIME 2024: 81.2%, GSM8k: 80.9%.
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. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct costs $0.50/M input and $0.50/M output via replicate.
Claude 3 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.25 vs $0.50/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is developed by IBM.