What is the difference between Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic while Qwen3 Max Thinking is developed by Qwen. Claude 3 Haiku has a 200K token context window vs Qwen3 Max Thinking's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 54 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Qwen3 Max Thinking?

It depends on your use case. Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3 Max Thinking each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 54 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude 3 Haiku cost compared to Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input tokens and Qwen3 Max Thinking costs $1.2/M input tokens. Claude 3 Haiku is $0.95/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3 Max Thinking on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3 Max Thinking across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

What is the difference between Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic while Qwen3 Max Thinking is developed by Qwen. Claude 3 Haiku has a 200K token context window vs Qwen3 Max Thinking's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 54 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Qwen3 Max Thinking?

It depends on your use case. Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3 Max Thinking each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 54 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude 3 Haiku cost compared to Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input tokens and Qwen3 Max Thinking costs $1.2/M input tokens. Claude 3 Haiku is $0.95/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3 Max Thinking on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3 Max Thinking across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Feb 2026

Claude 3 HaikuvsQwen3 Max Thinking

Claude 3 Haiku is cheaper than Qwen3 Max Thinking at $0.25/M vs $1.2/M input tokens.

Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3 Max Thinking compared across 54 shared prompts
Spec	Claude 3 Haiku	Qwen3 Max Thinking
Input price	$0.25/M tokens	$1.2/M tokens
Output price	$1.25/M tokens	$6/M tokens
Context window	200K tokens	262K tokens
Released	Mar 2024	Feb 2026
GPQA Diamond	41.6%	92.8%

Our Verdict

Qwen3 Max Thinking

Claude 3 HaikuRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3 Max Thinking has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.

Claude 3 Haiku costs 4.8x less per token.

Too close to call

What do Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3 Max Thinking say about your brand?

10 models, one question, verbatim receipts.

or peek at a demo: Notion Linear Vercel

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude 3 Haiku

Input

$0.25

4.8× cheaper

Output

$1.25

4.8× cheaper

Qwen3 Max Thinking

Input

$1.20

Output

$6.00

Claude 3 Haiku is cheaper on both — 4.8× input, 4.8× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

28%

Qwen3 Max Thinking uses 137.1x more emoji

Claude 3 Haiku

Qwen3 Max Thinking

50%Vocabulary61%

22wSentence Length15w

0.71Hedging0.23

0.3Bold5.2

5.9Lists3.9

0.00Emoji1.37

0.00Headings1.22

0.08Transitions0.04

Based on 13 + 13 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

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Updated Feb 2026

Claude 3 HaikuvsQwen3 Max Thinking

Claude 3 Haiku is cheaper than Qwen3 Max Thinking at $0.25/M vs $1.2/M input tokens.

Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3 Max Thinking compared across 54 shared prompts
Spec	Claude 3 Haiku	Qwen3 Max Thinking
Input price	$0.25/M tokens	$1.2/M tokens
Output price	$1.25/M tokens	$6/M tokens
Context window	200K tokens	262K tokens
Released	Mar 2024	Feb 2026
GPQA Diamond	41.6%	92.8%

Our Verdict

Qwen3 Max Thinking

Claude 3 HaikuRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3 Max Thinking has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.

Claude 3 Haiku costs 4.8x less per token.

Too close to call

What do Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3 Max Thinking say about your brand?

10 models, one question, verbatim receipts.

or peek at a demo: Notion Linear Vercel

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude 3 Haiku

Input

$0.25

4.8× cheaper

Output

$1.25

4.8× cheaper

Qwen3 Max Thinking

Input

$1.20

Output

$6.00

Claude 3 Haiku is cheaper on both — 4.8× input, 4.8× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

28%

Qwen3 Max Thinking uses 137.1x more emoji

Claude 3 Haiku

Qwen3 Max Thinking

50%Vocabulary61%

22wSentence Length15w

0.71Hedging0.23

0.3Bold5.2

5.9Lists3.9

0.00Emoji1.37

0.00Headings1.22

0.08Transitions0.04

Based on 13 + 13 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

Keep exploring

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Claude 3 Haiku vs GPT-5New provider

Claude 3 Haiku vs Llama 4 MaverickNew provider

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