Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition)

Compare Claude 3 Haiku by Anthropic against Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) by Google AI, tested across 34 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition)?

Claude 3 Haiku and Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) are both competitive models. Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input tokens vs $1.25/M for Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition). Compare their real outputs side by side below.

Key Differences Between Claude 3 Haiku and Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition)

Claude 3 Haiku is made by anthropic while Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) is from google. On pricing, Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input tokens vs $1.25/M for Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition).

Our Verdict
Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition)
Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition)
Claude 3 Haiku
Claude 3 HaikuRunner-up

No community votes yet. On paper, Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.

Claude 3 Haiku is 8.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.

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Style Comparison

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99%

Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition) uses 62.8x more headings

Claude 3 Haiku
Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O Edition)
50%Vocabulary58%
22wSentence Length16w
0.71Hedging0.38
0.3Bold5.8
5.9Lists5.0
0.00Emoji0.00
0.00Headings0.63
0.08Transitions0.01
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