Claude 3 HaikuvsClaude Haiku 4.5
Claude 3 Haiku | Claude Haiku 4.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 10% | 77%Best |
Coding SWE-Bench VerifiedReal coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | — | 73.3% |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 33.3% | 73%Best |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Release date | Mar 4 2024 | Oct 15 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
Which is better: Claude 3 Haiku or Claude Haiku 4.5?
Claude Haiku 4.5 leads Claude 3 Haiku on 2 of the 2 benchmarks they both report (BullshitBench v2, GPQA Diamond). Claude 3 Haiku shipped 590 days before Claude Haiku 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.
On BullshitBench v2, Claude Haiku 4.5 leads at 77% vs Claude 3 Haiku at 10%. On GPQA Diamond, Claude Haiku 4.5 leads at 73% vs Claude 3 Haiku at 33.3%.
Frequently asked questions
Claude 3 Haiku was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
Claude Haiku 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Oct 15 2025.
Claude Haiku 4.5 leads on GPQA Diamond — Claude 3 Haiku 33.3% vs Claude Haiku 4.5 73%.
Other comparisons
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