Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Granite 3.3 8B Base
Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to -0.6.
Anthropic · IBM · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.0 to -0.6, ranking #19 overall.
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 want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
Choose Granite 3.3 8B Base
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
36 reported for Claude Haiku 5.5 · 20 for Granite 3.3 8B Base
Claude Haiku 5.5 and Granite 3.3 8B Basedon'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
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Claude Haiku 5.5 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Haiku 5.5 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Claude Haiku 5.5 and Granite 3.3 8B Base support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Claude Haiku 5.5
Granite 3.3 8B Base
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude Haiku 5.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Granite 3.3 8B Base uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude Haiku 5.5 was released on 2026-10-07, while Granite 3.3 8B Base was released on 2025-04-16.
Claude Haiku 5.5 is 18 months newer than Granite 3.3 8B Base.
Oct 7, 2026
1 days ago
1.5yr newerApr 16, 2025
1.5 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Claude Haiku 5.5 has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Granite 3.3 8B Base has a cutoff of 2024-04-01.
Claude Haiku 5.5 has more recent training data (up to 2026-06-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Granite 3.3 8B Base (2024-04-01).
Jun 2026
2.2 yr newerApr 2024
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude Haiku 5.5 and Granite 3.3 8B Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Granite 3.3 8B Base.