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Claude 3 Haiku vs gpt-oss-120b

Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
OpenAI
gpt-oss-120b
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateMar 4 2024Aug 5 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
10%
11%Best
Science
GPQA Diamond
33.3%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Haiku shipped 519 days before gpt-oss-120b

Which is better: Claude 3 Haiku or gpt-oss-120b?

gpt-oss-120b leads Claude 3 Haiku on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). Claude 3 Haiku shipped 519 days before gpt-oss-120b, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 3 Haiku is proprietary, while gpt-oss-120b is open weight.

On BullshitBench v2, gpt-oss-120b leads at 11% vs Claude 3 Haiku at 10%.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 3 Haiku was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.

gpt-oss-120b was released by OpenAI on Aug 5 2025.

Claude 3 Haiku is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. gpt-oss-120b is an open weight model released by OpenAI.

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