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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

Claude Haiku 4.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 25.6 to 16.2. Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking is 3.0x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Haiku 4.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 25.6 to 16.2, ranking #172 overall.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Haiku 4.5 wins 3; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking is roughly 3.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking also accepts a larger context window (262,144 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 Haiku 4.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 25.6 and ranks #172 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 3 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2025

Choose Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

  • cost matters — it's about 3.0x cheaper per token
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 262,144 token context window
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic
Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
25.6
#172
16.2
#240
Reasoning
25.2
#168
17.1
#227
Agents
13.2
#107
4.2
#171
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
3 of 3
0 of 3
Input price
$1.00 / M
$0.18 / M
Output price
$5.00 / M
$2.09 / M
Context window
200,000
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

4 shared
Index
Claude Haiku 4.5
Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking
Math
15.6#220
18.8#182
Vision
8.6#145
10.7#126
Writing
20.3#17
13.7#56
Multimodal
9.8#126
13.3#110
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

12 reported for Claude Haiku 4.5 · 50 for Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

3 shared

Claude Haiku 4.5 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, OSWorld), while Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Haiku 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking costs less

For input processing, Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1.00/1M tokens) is 5.6x more expensive than Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking ($0.18/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Haiku 4.5 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 2.4x more expensive than Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking ($2.09/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Haiku 4.5 is more expensive than Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Input tokens$1.00
Output tokens$5.00
Best providerAnthropic
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking
Input tokens$0.18
Output tokens$2.09
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Claude Haiku 4.5's 200,000 tokens. Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Claude Haiku 4.5 is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Haiku 4.5 and Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Haiku 4.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Haiku 4.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude Haiku 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Haiku 4.5 was released on 2025-10-15, while Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking was released on 2025-09-22.

Claude Haiku 4.5 is 1 month newer than Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Oct 15, 2025

11 months ago

3w newer
Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

Sep 22, 2025

1.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Haiku 4.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-02-01, while Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Haiku 4.5's training data extends to 2025-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking's cutoff date.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Feb 2025

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

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Provider Availability

Claude Haiku 4.5 is available from Anthropic, DeepInfra, Vertex AI. Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking is available from DeepInfra.

Claude Haiku 4.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M
deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M
vertex logo
Unknown Organization
Input Price:Input: $1.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.09/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Haiku 4.5 and Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Haiku 4.5
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Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking.

Which is better, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking?

Claude Haiku 4.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 25.6 to 16.2. Claude Haiku 4.5 is made by Anthropic and Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Haiku 4.5 compare to Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking in benchmarks?

Claude Haiku 4.5 scores Tau2 Retail: 83.2%, MMMLU: 83.0%, Tau2 Telecom: 83.0%, AIME 2025: 80.7%, SWE-Bench Verified: 73.3%. Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking scores DocVQAtest: 95.3%, ScreenSpot: 93.6%, MMLU-Redux: 88.8%, MMBench-V1.1: 87.5%, InfoVQAtest: 86.0%.

Is Claude Haiku 4.5 cheaper than Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking?

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking is 5.6x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1.00/M input and $5.00/M output via anthropic. Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking costs $0.18/M input and $2.09/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Haiku 4.5 and Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking?

Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 200K tokens and Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Haiku 4.5 and Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (25.6 vs 16.2), context window (200K vs 262K), input pricing ($1.00 vs $0.18/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Haiku 4.5 and Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking?

Claude Haiku 4.5 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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