Head-to-head comparison

Claude Haiku 4.5 vs. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Compare published benchmark results from matching versions and cohorts, API pricing, and technical specifications. Any documented test setup differences remain visible.

shared result series: 2
distinct benchmarks: 2
latest retrieval: 2026-09-29

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Specifications

General specifications

Release date, availability, context window, architecture, and published parameter counts at a glance. Undisclosed details remain marked as unavailable.

Specifications for Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Attribute	Claude Haiku 4.5	Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Provider	Anthropic	Google
Released	Oct 2025	Jul 21, 2026
Availability	Active	Active
Model type	Proprietary	Proprietary
Parameters	Not published	Not published
Architecture	Not published	Not published
Context window	200,000 tokens	1,048,576 tokens
Knowledge cutoff	February 2025	Not published
Technical sources	Model	Model

Pricing

API pricing compared

The table compares official standard API rates per 1M tokens, including published cache pricing. Batch, fast, priority, regional surcharges, tool calls, and cloud platform pricing are excluded.

API pricing for Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Price type	Claude Haiku 4.5	Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
API input	$1	$0.3
API output	$5	$2.5
Cache read	$0.1	$0.03
Cache write (5 min.)	$1.25	Not listed
Cache write (1 hr.)	$2	Not listed
Price verified	09/22/2026 Source	09/22/2026 Source

Claude Haiku 4.5Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

API inputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier

Claude Haiku 4.5$1

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.3

API outputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier

Claude Haiku 4.5$5

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$2.5

Cache readUSD per 1M tokens, base tier

Claude Haiku 4.5$0.1

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.03

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Pricing by provider

Direct developer pricing and provider endpoint tariffs routed through OpenRouter are listed separately. Prices are in USD per 1M tokens. Context-dependent direct tiers plus regional, Flex, Priority, and other OpenRouter tariffs remain individually identifiable.

Provider pricing for Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Model	Provider	Purchase route and tariff	Input per 1M tokens	Output per 1M tokens	Source
Claude Haiku 4.5	Anthropic	Direct from developerStandard API	Lowest listed price: $1	Lowest listed price: $5	Source09/22/2026
	Amazon Bedrock	Via OpenRouteramazon-bedrock/eu-west-1	$1.1	$5.5	Source10/07/2026
	Amazon Bedrock	Via OpenRouteramazon-bedrock/global	Lowest listed price: $1	Lowest listed price: $5	Source10/07/2026
	Amazon Bedrock	Via OpenRouteramazon-bedrock/us	$1.1	$5.5	Source10/07/2026
	Anthropic	Via OpenRouteranthropic	Lowest listed price: $1	Lowest listed price: $5	Source10/07/2026
	Azure	Via OpenRouterazure/global	Lowest listed price: $1	Lowest listed price: $5	Source10/07/2026
	Google	Via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/europe	$1.1	$5.5	Source10/07/2026
	Google	Via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/global	Lowest listed price: $1	Lowest listed price: $5	Source10/07/2026
	Google	Via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/us-east5	$1.1	$5.5	Source10/07/2026
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite	Google	Direct from developerStandard API	$0.3	$2.5	Source09/22/2026
	Google	Via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/eu	$0.33	$2.75	Source10/07/2026
	Google	Via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/global	$0.3	$2.5	Source10/07/2026
	Google	Via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/global/flex	Lowest listed price: $0.15	Lowest listed price: $1.25	Source10/07/2026
	Google	Via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/global/priority	$0.54	$4.5	Source10/07/2026
	Google	Via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/us	$0.33	$2.75	Source10/07/2026
	Google AI Studio	Via OpenRoutergoogle-ai-studio	$0.3	$2.5	Source10/07/2026
	Google AI Studio	Via OpenRoutergoogle-ai-studio/flex	Lowest listed price: $0.15	Lowest listed price: $1.25	Source10/07/2026
	Google AI Studio	Via OpenRoutergoogle-ai-studio/priority	$0.54	$4.5	Source10/07/2026

Performance

Shared benchmarks

Only published results with the same benchmark version, task, metric, and comparison cohort are paired. Different reasoning levels, agents, harnesses, or output limits appear directly in the table.

Capability profile from matched benchmarks

Each axis averages directly matched benchmark families. A value of 100 means the stronger value within this pair, not a universal quality score.

Not enough directly matched categories for a reliable radar

Only 2 of at least 5 categories have comparable, direct model measurements. The benchmark tables below show the available evidence without filling missing axes.

Claude Haiku 4.5Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

CorpFin v2Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

Claude Haiku 4.560.295 %

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite60.684 %

Public Benefits Bench v1.1Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

Claude Haiku 4.554.263 %

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite51.827 %

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Benchmark scores for Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Benchmark and task	Claude Haiku 4.5	Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite	Source
CorpFin v2Overall Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 2Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterClaude Haiku 4.5: Snapshot: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001	60.295 %	Winner60.684 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 08/12/2026
Public Benefits Bench v1.1Overall Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1.1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterClaude Haiku 4.5: Snapshot: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001	Winner54.263 %	51.827 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 09/27/2026
Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Our model tests

Our tests

Compare how the models respond to the same prompt. Each test shows the latest attempt, with no subsequent fixes to the generated code. Earlier runs remain available in the test details. These results do not contribute to an overall score.

Pelican on a bicycle

A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

Claude Haiku 4.5

Reasoning (requested): high

Current attempt

Run date: 1 Oct 2026
API provider: openrouter
Requested API model: anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
API model reported in response: anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
Reasoning setting: high
Pinned endpoint: Anthropic | anthropic/claude-4.5-haiku-20251001
Temperature: Provider default
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Test protocol: community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks: Passed, not a quality rating
Response time: 10.1 s

Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Reasoning (requested): high

Current attempt

Run date: 2 Oct 2026
API provider: openrouter
Requested API model: google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite
API model reported in response: google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite
Reasoning setting: high
Pinned endpoint: Google AI Studio | google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite-20260721
Temperature: Provider default
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Test protocol: community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks: Passed, not a quality rating
Response time: 14.3 s

Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.

Earlier attempts (2)

1 Oct 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
7 Sept 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high

Prompt and test conditions

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens

Task origin (Simon Willison)

How to read this comparison

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Your workload, budget, and required context length matter most. A coding benchmark says little about visual understanding or agent performance.

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