Claude Haiku 5.5 vs IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to -5.5.
Anthropic · IBM · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.0 to -5.5, 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 IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
- 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 · 12 for IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
Claude Haiku 5.5 and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Previewdon'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
Claude Haiku 5.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview does not.
Claude Haiku 5.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Claude Haiku 5.5
IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude Haiku 5.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview 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 IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview was released on 2025-05-02.
Claude Haiku 5.5 is 17 months newer than IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview.
Oct 7, 2026
0 days ago
1.4yr newerMay 2, 2025
1.4 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Claude Haiku 5.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview'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 IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview's cutoff date.
Jun 2026
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude Haiku 5.5 and IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude Haiku 5.5 vs IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview.