Model comparison
Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Qwen3 8B
Claude Haiku 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.5 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude Haiku 5.5 scores higher in 4 categories and Qwen3 8B in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Claude Haiku 5.5 leads 73.6 to 34.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 98.9% for Claude Haiku 5.5 and 56.1% for Qwen3 8B.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.18 / $0.70 for Qwen3 8B.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
- Qwen3 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen3 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 49.5 | 33.7 |
| Released | 2026-10-07 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 131K |
| Max output | 128K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $0.18 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $0.70 |
| Results tracked | 9 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Claude Haiku 5.5 leads
Claude Haiku 5.5: 49.2 (#50), Qwen3 8B: 34.0 (#248)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1587 | — |
| SciCode | — | 22.6% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: —, Qwen3 8B: 30.2 (#78)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 42.6% |
Reasoning Claude Haiku 5.5 leads
Claude Haiku 5.5: 35.2 (#69), Qwen3 8B: 16.6 (#303)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 65.7% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 30% | — |
| DTBench | — | 59.7% |
| LMCA | — | 8.8% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 136.17 |
Math Claude Haiku 5.5 leads
Claude Haiku 5.5: 73.6 (#18), Qwen3 8B: 34.9 (#191)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 98.9% | 56.1% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 75.1% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 46.3% | — |
Knowledge Claude Haiku 5.5 leads
Claude Haiku 5.5: 50.8 (#70), Qwen3 8B: 36.1 (#173)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 89.6% | 56.8% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 23.8% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 4.8% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: 43.7 (#21), Qwen3 8B: —
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture Assembly | 47.5% | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Claude Haiku 5.5: —, Qwen3 8B: 37.9 (#210)
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 62.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Haiku 5.5 better than Qwen3 8B?
Claude Haiku 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.5 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 5.5 or Qwen3 8B?
Claude Haiku 5.5 is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; Qwen3 8B lists at $0.18 and $0.70.
Is Claude Haiku 5.5 or Qwen3 8B better for coding?
Claude Haiku 5.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.2 versus 34.0 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Claude Haiku 5.5 does, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Claude Haiku 5.5 and Qwen3 8B share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude Haiku 5.5 has 9 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 8B has 11.