Model Comparison

Claude 3 Haiku vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is 1.3x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU).

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($0.25/1M tokens) is 1.3x more expensive than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking ($0.20/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($1.25/1M tokens) is 1.3x more expensive than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking ($0.99/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Haiku is more expensive than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking.*

* 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
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Input tokens$0.20
Output tokens$0.99
Best providerNovita
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3 Haiku accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking's 131,072 tokens. Claude 3 Haiku can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is limited to 32,768 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Input131,072 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude 3 Haiku

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking 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

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking was released on 2025-09-22.

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is 19 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.1 years ago

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Sep 22, 2025

7 months ago

1.5yr 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

Provider Availability

Claude 3 Haiku is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is available from Novita, DeepInfra.

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

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.00/1M
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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.29/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.99/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (74.4% vs 33.3%)
Higher MMLU score (87.6% vs 75.2%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Haiku vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Haiku is made by Anthropic and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. 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%. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking scores DocVQAtest: 95.0%, ScreenSpot: 94.7%, MMLU-Redux: 90.9%, MMBench-V1.1: 88.9%, MMLU: 87.6%.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is 1.3x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input and $1.25/M output via anthropic. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs $0.20/M input and $0.99/M output via novita.
Claude 3 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 131K), input pricing ($0.25 vs $0.20/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 Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.