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Claude 3 Haiku vs Ministral 3 8B-25-12

Anthropic Claude 3 Haiku vs Mistral Ministral 3 8B-25-12 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Mistral
Ministral 3 8B-25-12
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMistral
Release dateMar 4 2024Dec 2 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science
GPQA Diamond
33.3%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Haiku shipped 638 days before Ministral 3 8B-25-12

Which is better: Claude 3 Haiku or Ministral 3 8B-25-12?

Claude 3 Haiku and Ministral 3 8B-25-12 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3 Haiku shipped 638 days before Ministral 3 8B-25-12, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 3 8B-25-12 is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude 3 Haiku is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3 Haiku and Ministral 3 8B-25-12 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3 Haiku released?
Claude 3 Haiku was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
When was Ministral 3 8B-25-12 released?
Ministral 3 8B-25-12 was released by Mistral on Dec 2 2025.
Is Claude 3 Haiku or Ministral 3 8B-25-12 open source?
Ministral 3 8B-25-12 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. Claude 3 Haiku is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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