Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite wins overall with a score of 53 vs 46 (7 point difference).Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Claude 3 Haiku

54.5

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

60.8

56
MMLU
63
56
GPQA
62
54
SuperGPQA
60
52
OpenBookQA
58

Coding

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Claude 3 Haiku

48

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

55

48
HumanEval
55

Mathematics

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Claude 3 Haiku

55

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

62

56
AIME 2023
63
58
AIME 2024
65
57
AIME 2025
64
52
HMMT Feb 2023
59
54
HMMT Feb 2024
61
53
HMMT Feb 2025
60
55
BRUMO 2025
62

Reasoning

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Claude 3 Haiku

53

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

59

54
SimpleQA
60
52
MuSR
58

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite scores higher overall with 53 vs 46, a difference of 7 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3 Haiku or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 60.8 vs 54.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3 Haiku or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads in coding with an average score of 55 vs 48.

Which is better for math, Claude 3 Haiku or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads in math with an average score of 62 vs 55.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3 Haiku or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads in reasoning with an average score of 59 vs 53.