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  5. Claude 3 HaikuvsQwen3.8 Flash
Updated Aug 2026

Claude 3 HaikuvsQwen3.8 Flash

Qwen3.8 Flash is cheaper than Claude 3 Haiku at $0.15/M vs $0.25/M input tokens.

Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3.8 Flash compared across 8 shared prompts
SpecClaude 3 HaikuQwen3.8 Flash
Input price$0.25/M tokens$0.15/M tokens
Output price$1.25/M tokens$0.47/M tokens
Context window200K tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMar 2024Aug 2026
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 3 of the 8 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

Claude 3 Haiku175 words
Here is a simple recipe for a delicious sweet dish using only 7 common pantry ingredients: Cinnamon Sugar Swirl Bites Ingredients: Refrigerated crescent roll dough Granulated sugar Ground cinnamon Butter, melted Vanilla extract Salt Powdered sugar (for dusting) Instructions: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
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Qwen3.8 Flash147 words
Moon Halo Cookies A soft, golden sugar cookie with crisp edges and a tender center—made with just 7 pantry staples. Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 20 minutes Makes: About 16 cookies Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour…
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Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

Claude 3 Haiku486 words
Here's a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity, focusing on three key areas: diet, exercise, and sleep. Diet: Week 1: Introduce more whole, unprocessed foods into your diet. Replace sugary drinks with water, herbal tea, or unsweetened beverages.
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Qwen3.8 Flash368 words
1-Month Beginner Health & Longevity Plan Focus areas: Nutrition, Movement, Sleep Week 1: Build the basics Nutrition Add 1 serving of vegetables to 2 meals per day. Drink water with each meal. Choose protein at most meals: eggs, beans, tofu, chicken, fish, yogurt. Movement Walk 10–15 minutes daily.
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

Claude 3 Haiku745 words
Explanation for an experienced software engineer: As an experienced software engineer, you're likely familiar with the power of statistical models and predictive algorithms.
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Qwen3.8 Flash983 words
For an experienced software engineer Training a large language model is not “just” making it guess the next word in isolation. It is fitting an enormous parameterized function to predict the next token conditioned on all previous tokens in a sequence.
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Our Verdict
Qwen3.8 Flash
Qwen3.8 Flash
Claude 3 Haiku
Claude 3 HaikuRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.8 Flash has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude 3 Haiku
Input
$0.25
Output
$1.25
Qwen3.8 Flash
Input
$0.15
1.7× cheaper
Output
$0.47
2.7× cheaper

Qwen3.8 Flash is cheaper on both: 1.7× input, 2.7× output.

Where to run it

2 hosts

Claude 3 Haiku1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Amazon Bedrock$0.25 in·$1.25 out·200k·100% up
Qwen3.8 Flash1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$0.15 in·$0.47 out·1M·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

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Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic while Qwen3.8 Flash is developed by Qwen. Claude 3 Haiku has a 200K token context window vs Qwen3.8 Flash's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 8 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3.8 Flash each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 8 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input tokens and Qwen3.8 Flash costs $0.15/M input tokens. Qwen3.8 Flash is $0.10/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude 3 Haiku and Qwen3.8 Flash 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.

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