Model comparison
Claude 3 Haiku vs DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)
Head-to-head evidence from 11 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude 3 Haiku #194 (Supported); DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) unranked (Not scored). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude 3 Haiku and DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) share 11 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to Claude 3 Haiku; 37 to DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max).
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 11
- Claude 3 Haiku only
- 1
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) only
- 37
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude 3 Haiku and DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 11 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Claude 3 Haiku is priced at $0.25 input / $1.25 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.43 input / $0.87 output per 1M tokens for DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max). DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 200K for Claude 3 Haiku.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Claude 3 Haiku | Δ | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Claude 3 HaikuNot measured | MarginNo overlap | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)74.5 |
| Coding | Claude 3 HaikuNot measured | MarginNo overlap | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)70.9 |
| Knowledge | Claude 3 HaikuNot measured | MarginNo overlap | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)60.1 |
| Math | Claude 3 HaikuNot measured | MarginNo overlap | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)95.2 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude 3 Haiku | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude 3 Haiku$0.25 input / $1.25 output | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)$0.435 input / $0.87 output | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude 3 Haiku138 tok/s | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude 3 Haiku1.16 s | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude 3 Haiku200K | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)1M | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic17 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 3 Haiku | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 21.1% | 96.2% | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) leads |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 67.9% | Not comparable |
| BrowseCompSource | — | 83.4% | Not comparable |
| HLE w/ toolsSource | — | 48.2% | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | — | 73.6% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 1307 | Not comparable |
| ToolathlonSource | — | 51.8% | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | — | 36.4% | Not comparable |
| APEX-Agents-AASource | — | 24.3% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 40.4% | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | — | 932 | Not comparable |
| AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource | — | 40.4% | Not comparable |
| AA Harvey LABSource | — | 84.4% | Not comparable |
| AA ITBenchSource | — | 38.3% | Not comparable |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | — | 25.8% | Not comparable |
| terminalBenchHardSource | — | 46.2% | Not comparable |
| aaTerminalBench21Source | — | 64% | Not comparable |
Coding8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 3 Haiku | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-SciCodeSource | 18.6% | 50.0% | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) leads |
| CodeforcesSource | — | 3206.0 | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | — | 80.6% | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | — | 55.4% | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | — | 76.2% | Not comparable |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 67.9% | Not comparable |
| Vibe Code BenchSource | — | 49.93% | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | — | 59.4% | Not comparable |
Reasoning4 benchmarks
Knowledge13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 3 Haiku | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 3.9% | 44.3% | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 37.4% | 88.8% | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) leads |
| AA-HLESource | 3.9% | 35.9% | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -47.6% | -10.0% | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 17.2% | 43.3% | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 78.2% | 94.0% | Claude 3 Haiku leads |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 87.5% | Not comparable |
| SimpleQASource | — | 57.9% | Not comparable |
| Chinese-SimpleQASource | — | 84.4% | Not comparable |
| GPQASource | — | 90.1% | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 90.1% | Not comparable |
| HLESource | — | 37.7% | Not comparable |
| AA Openness IndexSource | — | 50.0% | Not comparable |
Math4 benchmarks
Multimodal2 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 3 Haiku | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 36.1% | 76.5% | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude 3 Haiku and DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Claude 3 Haiku and DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) today?
Claude 3 Haiku: $0.25 input / $1.25 output per 1M tokens DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max): $0.43 input / $0.87 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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