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Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Gemma 3 27B

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 8.3. Gemma 3 27B is 2.0x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 8.3, ranking #19 overall.

On price, Gemma 3 27B is roughly 2.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude Haiku 5.5 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 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 Haiku 5.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 50.0 and ranks #19 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Gemma 3 27B

  • cost matters — it's about 2.0x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Haiku 5.5
Anthropic
Gemma 3 27B
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
50.0
#19
8.3
#296
Reasoning
47.2
#27
8.6
#287
Coding
40.2
#13
5.3
#213
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.10 / M
$0.08 / M
Output price
$0.50 / M
$0.16 / M
Context window
1,000,000
131,072

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Claude Haiku 5.5
Gemma 3 27B
Math
25.7#110
17.4#201
Vision
30.4#33
-3.3#204
Multimodal
31.4#27
-0.9#167
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

36 reported for Claude Haiku 5.5 · 27 for Gemma 3 27B

No common benchmarks found

Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemma 3 27Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemma 3 27B costs less

For input processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10/1M tokens) is 1.3x more expensive than Gemma 3 27B ($0.08/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.50/1M tokens) is 3.1x more expensive than Gemma 3 27B ($0.16/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Haiku 5.5 is more expensive than Gemma 3 27B.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Oct 09 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Haiku 5.5
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerAnthropic
Google
Gemma 3 27B
Input tokens$0.08
Output tokens$0.16
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Haiku 5.5 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Gemma 3 27B's 131,072 tokens. Gemma 3 27B can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Claude Haiku 5.5 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Google
Gemma 3 27B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Fri Oct 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemma 3 27B support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Haiku 5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 3 27B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Haiku 5.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 3 27B uses Gemma.

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

Claude Haiku 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 3 27B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Haiku 5.5 was released on 2026-10-07, while Gemma 3 27B was released on 2025-03-12.

Claude Haiku 5.5 is 19 months newer than Gemma 3 27B.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Oct 7, 2026

2 days ago

1.6yr newer
Gemma 3 27B

Mar 12, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Haiku 5.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Gemma 3 27B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Haiku 5.5's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemma 3 27B's cutoff date.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Jun 2026

Gemma 3 27B

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Provider Availability

Claude Haiku 5.5 is available from Anthropic. Gemma 3 27B is available from DeepInfra, Novita.

Claude Haiku 5.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M

Gemma 3 27B

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.08/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.16/1M
novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.11/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemma 3 27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Haiku 5.5
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Gemma 3 27B
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Gemma 3 27B.

Which is better, Claude Haiku 5.5 or Gemma 3 27B?

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 8.3. Claude Haiku 5.5 is made by Anthropic and Gemma 3 27B is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Haiku 5.5 compare to Gemma 3 27B in benchmarks?

Claude Haiku 5.5 scores Global-MMLU: 87.8%, MILU: 87.6%, BenchCAD (with Python tool): 87.0%, Chartography: 86.2%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 83.7%. Gemma 3 27B scores GSM8k: 95.9%, IFEval: 90.4%, MATH: 89.0%, HumanEval: 87.8%, BIG-Bench Hard: 87.6%.

Is Claude Haiku 5.5 cheaper than Gemma 3 27B?

Gemma 3 27B is 1.3x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Haiku 5.5 costs $0.10/M input and $0.50/M output via anthropic. Gemma 3 27B costs $0.08/M input and $0.16/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemma 3 27B?

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and Gemma 3 27B supports 131K 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 5.5 and Gemma 3 27B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (50.0 vs 8.3), context window (1.0M vs 131K), input pricing ($0.10 vs $0.08/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemma 3 27B?

Claude Haiku 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and Gemma 3 27B is developed by Google.

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