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Claude Haiku 5.5 vs. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

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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 5.5 and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
AttributeClaude Haiku 5.5Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
ProviderAnthropicGoogle
ReleasedOct 7, 2026Jul 21, 2026
AvailabilityActiveActive
Model typeProprietaryProprietary
ParametersNot publishedNot published
ArchitectureNot publishedNot published
Context window1,000,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Knowledge cutoffJune 2026Not published
Technical sourcesModelModel

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 5.5 and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Price typeClaude Haiku 5.5Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
API input$0.1 ≤100K / $0.5 >100K$0.3
API output$0.5 ≤100K / $2.5 >100K$2.5
Cache read$0.01 ≤100K / $0.05 >100K$0.03
Cache write (5 min.)$0.13 ≤100K / $0.63 >100KNot listed
Cache write (1 hr.)$0.2 ≤100K / $1 >100KNot listed
Price verified10/13/2026 Source09/22/2026 Source
Claude Haiku 5.5Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
API inputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Claude Haiku 5.5Lower price$0.1
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.3
API outputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Claude Haiku 5.5Lower price$0.5
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$2.5
Cache readUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Claude Haiku 5.5Lower price$0.01
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.

No provider tariff for Claude Haiku 5.5 is available in the stored OpenRouter snapshot. The official direct price is still shown.

Provider pricing for Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
ModelProviderPurchase route and tariffInput per 1M tokensOutput per 1M tokensSource
Claude Haiku 5.5AnthropicDirect from developerUp to 100,000 context tokensLowest listed price: $0.1Lowest listed price: $0.5Source10/13/2026
AnthropicDirect from developerAbove 100,000 context tokens$0.5$2.5Source10/13/2026
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteGoogleDirect from developerStandard API$0.3$2.5Source09/22/2026
GoogleVia OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/eu$0.33$2.75Source10/12/2026
GoogleVia OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/global$0.3$2.5Source10/12/2026
GoogleVia OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/global/flexLowest listed price: $0.15Lowest listed price: $1.25Source10/12/2026
GoogleVia OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/global/priority$0.54$4.5Source10/12/2026
GoogleVia OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/us$0.33$2.75Source10/12/2026
Google AI StudioVia OpenRoutergoogle-ai-studio$0.3$2.5Source10/12/2026
Google AI StudioVia OpenRoutergoogle-ai-studio/flexLowest listed price: $0.15Lowest listed price: $1.25Source10/12/2026
Google AI StudioVia OpenRoutergoogle-ai-studio/priority$0.54$4.5Source10/12/2026

Performance

Shared benchmarks

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

No directly comparable result series yet

No published benchmark for Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite currently matches in version, task, metric, and comparison cohort. We therefore show no estimated or blended values.

Our model tests

Our tests

SVG short test

One SVG prompt and fixed output settings. Captures are shown only with 0 reported reasoning tokens or documented lack of reasoning controls. Identical test conditions do not make the models' internal compute identical.

Shared test round: 4ae5d8eeb9a9

Claude Haiku 5.5

Unavailable in this round

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Unavailable in this round

Earlier tests

Pelican on a bicycle

A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Not tested yet

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

Reasoning (requested): high

Current attempt
Run date
Oct 2, 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)
  • Oct 1, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
  • Sep 7, 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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