AnthropicClaude Haiku 4.5VSGoogleGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Our Take
We recommend Claude Haiku 4.5 if you need peak intelligence for reasoning and coding tasks, or the 11.4x cheaper Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite to optimize your budget for high-volume pipelines. While Claude Haiku 4.5 holds a clear performance lead, it carries a heavy price premium. Choose Claude Haiku 4.5 for complex logic, or Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite for budget efficiency.
▶WHY?
Benchmark Calculations & Evidence:
Coding Benchmarks: Both models were evaluated on the SWE-bench Verified benchmark. Claude Haiku 4.5 scored 73.3%, while Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite scored 41.3%.
Reasoning Benchmarks: Both models were evaluated on the GPQA Diamond benchmark. Claude Haiku 4.5 scored 73%, while Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite scored 62.5%.
Cost Efficiency: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite pricing ($0.1/M input, $0.4/M output) is 11.4x cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1/M input, $5/M output).
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Benchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-verified)Winner (+32.0%)
73.3%multi-file code and clearly defined tasks
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+10.5%)
73%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Context
Cost (per 1M tokens)
$2.00Input: $1.00 | Output: $5.00Context Window
200k tokensBenchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-verified)
41.3%multi-file code and clearly defined tasks
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
62.5%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Context
Cost (per 1M tokens)11.4x cheaper
$0.17Input: $0.10 | Output: $0.40Context WindowLarger
1.05M tokensFrequently Asked Questions about Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has a blended cost of $0.17/1M tokens, which is about 11.4x cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 at $2.00/1M tokens.
Claude Haiku 4.5 is better for coding tasks on this benchmark. It scores 73.3% on swe-bench-verified (multi-file code and clearly defined tasks) compared to Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite which scores 41.3%.
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