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Claude 3 Haiku vs gpt-oss-20b

Anthropic Claude 3 Haiku vs OpenAI gpt-oss-20b — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
OpenAI
gpt-oss-20b
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateMar 4 2024Aug 5 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science
GPQA Diamond
33.3%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Haiku shipped 519 days before gpt-oss-20b

Which is better: Claude 3 Haiku or gpt-oss-20b?

Claude 3 Haiku and gpt-oss-20b don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3 Haiku shipped 519 days before gpt-oss-20b, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

gpt-oss-20b is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude 3 Haiku is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3 Haiku and gpt-oss-20b 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 gpt-oss-20b released?
gpt-oss-20b was released by OpenAI on Aug 5 2025.
Is Claude 3 Haiku or gpt-oss-20b open source?
gpt-oss-20b is an open-source / open-weight model released by OpenAI. Claude 3 Haiku is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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