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Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Anthropic Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Google Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Google
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateOct 22 2024Mar 3 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
40.6%
Science
GPQA Diamond
41.6%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Haiku shipped 497 days before Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Haiku or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Claude 3.5 Haiku and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3.5 Haiku shipped 497 days before Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, 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 3.5 Haiku and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3.5 Haiku released?
Claude 3.5 Haiku was released by Anthropic on Oct 22 2024.
When was Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite released?
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite was released by Google on Mar 3 2026.

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