Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemini 3.1 Flash
Anthropic Claude 3 Haiku | Google Gemini 3.1 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Anthropic | |
| Release date | Mar 4 2024 | Feb 26 2026 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| 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% | — |
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% | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Claude 3 Haiku shipped 724 days before Gemini 3.1 Flash | |
Which is better: Claude 3 Haiku or Gemini 3.1 Flash?
Claude 3 Haiku and Gemini 3.1 Flash don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3 Haiku shipped 724 days before Gemini 3.1 Flash, 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.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3 Haiku and Gemini 3.1 Flash don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Claude 3 Haiku was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
Gemini 3.1 Flash was released by Google on Feb 26 2026.
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