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Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 36.0. Claude Haiku 5.5 is 4.6x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 36.0, ranking #19 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Haiku 5.5 wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Claude Haiku 5.5 is roughly 4.6x 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 value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • cost matters — it's about 4.6x cheaper per token
  • 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 Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Haiku 5.5
Anthropic
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
50.0
#19
36.0
#93
Reasoning
47.2
#27
35.1
#95
Coding
40.2
#13
20.4
#108
Agents
33.3
#28
12.0
#118
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$0.10 / M
$0.50 / M
Output price
$0.50 / M
$2.20 / M
Context window
1,000,000
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Claude Haiku 5.5
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)
Math
25.7#110
36.2#40
Tool use
20.3#59
0.4#189
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

36 reported for Claude Haiku 5.5 · 26 for Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

1 shared

Claude Haiku 5.5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (SWE-bench Multilingual), while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Haiku 5.5 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

Claude Haiku 5.5 costs less

For input processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10/1M tokens) is 5.0x cheaper than Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) ($0.50/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.50/1M tokens) is 4.4x cheaper than Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) ($2.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is more expensive than Claude Haiku 5.5.*

* 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 5.5
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerAnthropic
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$2.20
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 Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)'s 262,144 tokens. Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Claude Haiku 5.5 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) 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

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Haiku 5.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) uses OpenMDW License v1.1.

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

Claude Haiku 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

OpenMDW License v1.1

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Haiku 5.5 was released on 2026-10-07, while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) was released on 2026-06-04.

Claude Haiku 5.5 is 4 months newer than Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B).

Claude Haiku 5.5

Oct 7, 2026

1 days ago

4mo newer
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Jun 4, 2026

4 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Haiku 5.5 has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) has a cutoff of 2025-09-30.

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 Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) (2025-09-30).

Claude Haiku 5.5

Jun 2026

9 mo newer
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

Sep 2025

Provider Availability

Claude Haiku 5.5 is available from Anthropic. Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is available from DeepInfra.

Claude Haiku 5.5

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

Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.20/1M
* 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 Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Haiku 5.5
✓ Preferred
Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B).

Which is better, Claude Haiku 5.5 or Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 36.0. Claude Haiku 5.5 is made by Anthropic and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is made by NVIDIA. 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 Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) 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%. Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) scores RULER: 94.7%, IMO-AnswerBench: 92.3%, PinchBench: 90.0%, LiveCodeBench v6: 89.0%, GPQA: 87.0%.

Is Claude Haiku 5.5 cheaper than Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Claude Haiku 5.5 is 5.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Haiku 5.5 costs $0.10/M input and $0.50/M output via anthropic. Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) costs $0.50/M input and $2.20/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Haiku 5.5 and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) 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 5.5 and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (50.0 vs 36.0), context window (1.0M vs 262K), input pricing ($0.10 vs $0.50/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs OpenMDW License v1.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Haiku 5.5 and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B)?

Claude Haiku 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and Nemotron 3 Ultra (550B A55B) is developed by NVIDIA.

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