What is the difference between Claude 3 Haiku and Quasar Alpha?

Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic while Quasar Alpha is developed by OpenRouter. Claude 3 Haiku has a 200K token context window vs Quasar Alpha's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 3 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Quasar Alpha?

It depends on your use case. Claude 3 Haiku and Quasar Alpha each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 3 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How can I compare Claude 3 Haiku and Quasar Alpha on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude 3 Haiku and Quasar Alpha across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output, and Pro users can create custom challenges to test both models with their own prompts.

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Updated Apr 2, 2025

Claude 3 HaikuvsQuasar Alpha

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Why Claude 3 Haiku?

Dead even. This one’s a coin flip.

Why Quasar Alpha?

5x more context1.0M

13 months newerApr 2025

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Claude 3 HaikuQuasar Alpha

Movie

Spirited Away

20018.5

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Album

Abbey Road

The Beatles

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Book

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

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City

Paris

France

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Game

Tetris (1984)

Puzzle4.4

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SVG Layout Challengeimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to generate vector graphics

Claude 3 Haiku

Anthropic · Mar 2024svg

Quasar Alpha

Openrouter · Apr 2025svg

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Xbox Controller SVG Artimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to create detailed SVG illustrations of gaming hardware

Claude 3 Haiku

Anthropic · Mar 2024svg

Quasar Alpha

Openrouter · Apr 2025svg

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World Map SVGimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to create a detailed world map in SVG format

Claude 3 Haiku

Anthropic · Mar 2024svg

Quasar Alpha

Openrouter · Apr 2025svg

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