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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Gemini 1.5 Flash

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateOct 15 2025May 14 2024
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
77%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
73.3%
Science
GPQA Diamond
73%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.5 Flash shipped 519 days before Claude Haiku 4.5

Which is better: Claude Haiku 4.5 or Gemini 1.5 Flash?

Claude Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 1.5 Flash don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 1.5 Flash shipped 519 days before Claude Haiku 4.5, 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 Haiku 4.5 and Gemini 1.5 Flash don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude Haiku 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Oct 15 2025.

Gemini 1.5 Flash was released by Google on May 14 2024.

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