Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude Haiku 4.5 leads with 32.1% higher average benchmark score. Claude Haiku 4.5 offers 137.9K more tokens in context window than Gemma 3 12B. Gemma 3 12B is $5.85 cheaper per million tokens. Overall, Claude Haiku 4.5 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5 continues Anthropic's tradition of fast, efficient models in the fourth generation Claude family. Designed to maintain the hallmark speed and cost-effectiveness of the Haiku line while incorporating advancements from the Claude 4 series, it serves applications requiring rapid processing and quick turnaround times.
Gemma 3 12B was developed as part of the third generation of Google's open-source model family, designed to provide enhanced capabilities in a mid-sized format. Built with improved architecture and training techniques, it balances performance with practical deployment considerations for diverse use cases.
7 months newer

Gemma 3 12B
2025-03-12

Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic
2025-10-15
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude Haiku 4.5

Gemma 3 12B
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Claude Haiku 4.5

Gemma 3 12B
Claude Haiku 4.5
2025-02-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic

Gemma 3 12B

Claude Haiku 4.5

Gemma 3 12B

Claude Haiku 4.5

Gemma 3 12B
DeepInfra