Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Compare Claude 3 Haiku by Anthropic against Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 by Google AI, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 44 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05?
Claude 3 Haiku and Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 are both competitive models. Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input tokens vs $1.25/M for Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05. Context windows: 200K vs 1049K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude 3 Haiku and Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Claude 3 Haiku is made by anthropic while Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is from google. Claude 3 Haiku has a 200K token context window compared to Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05's 1049K. On pricing, Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input tokens vs $1.25/M for Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05.
Per 1M tokens
Claude 3 Haiku is cheaper on both — 5.0× input, 8.0× output
No community votes yet. On paper, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Claude 3 Haiku is 8.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 uses 98.0x more headings
