Compare/Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)

Claude 3.5 HaikuvsQwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Anthropic

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Input
$0.8/M
Output
$4/M
Speed
TTFT
Alibaba

Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.6/M
Output
$3.6/M
Speed
55 tok/s
TTFT
1.53s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Benchmarks (3-7)
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricClaude 3.5 HaikuQwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.8$0.6
Output ($/M tokens)$4$3.6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Claude 3.5 Haiku$1.20
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)$0.96

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
55 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
1.53s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
18.740.1
Coding Index
10.737.4
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
40.8%86.1%
MMLU-Pro
63.4%
LiveCodeBench
31.4%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
72.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.5%18.8%
SciCode
27.4%41.1%
IFBench
42.8%51.6%
TerminalBench
2.3%35.6%
Claude 3.5 Haiku3 wins
7 winsQwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude 3.5 Haiku or Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)?

Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $1.35/M tokens vs $1.60/M for Claude 3.5 Haiku.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Claude 3.5 Haiku. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 55 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Claude 3.5 Haiku also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.53s).

When should I use Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.