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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Updated September 24, 2026. Rank says Claude Haiku 4.5 is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.
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Decision reading
Claude Haiku 4.5 has the higher public score, 42.48 versus 19.1, and the 90% score intervals do not overlap. 1 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
Model B
NVIDIA
19.1/100
Estimated · Public rank #186
90% interval 9.2–29.0
- Shared results
- 1
- Claude Haiku 4.5 only
- 9
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 only
- 12
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
Estimated: Claude Haiku 4.5 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4How the comparison works
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
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Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limitedAgentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limitedChat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-ratesCache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. Claude Haiku 4.5 does not fit this workload in one request. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 has no comparable published API token rate.
Confidence: listed-ratesRepository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Which one for a specific job
Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.
The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.
19.8Claude Haiku 4.511.4Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Directional only · BenchAlign v5.7
Claude Haiku 4.5 scores higher, but at least one score rests on Estimated evidence or a different benchmark set. Directional only, no winner.
Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.
Same basis rules as the category table below
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
9 Claude Haiku 4.5 only
1 Shared
12 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 only
3 categories rest on Estimated evidence or different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
SWE-bench VerifiedCoding
Normalized gap 20.5Claude Haiku 4.5:73.3%Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4:52.8%
Bars run 0–100 on each benchmark’s normalized display scale
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.7 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.
Agentic
Directional only- Claude Haiku 4.5
- 21.7
- Supported · #85/105
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- 7.3
- Estimated · #104/105
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.7 lane · 2 vs 4 public rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Coding
Directional only- Claude Haiku 4.5
- 19.8
- Supported · #117/135
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- 11.4
- Estimated · #135/135
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.7 lane · 4 vs 4 public rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Knowledge
Directional only- Claude Haiku 4.5
- 34.5
- Estimated · #111/158
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- 20.7
- Estimated · #154/158
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.7 lane · 2 vs 4 public rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Reasoning
Not comparable- Claude Haiku 4.5
- Not ranked
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- 55.9
- Unranked · 1 rankable row
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Claude Haiku 4.5
- Not ranked
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Claude Haiku 4.5
- Not ranked
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Claude Haiku 4.5
- Not ranked
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- 68.5
- #67/124
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Claude Haiku 4.5
- 28.8
- Unranked · 2 rankable rows
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 | Basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 21.7Supported · #85/105 | 7.3Estimated · #104/105 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.7 lane · 2 vs 4 public rows | Directional only |
| Coding | 19.8Supported · #117/135 | 11.4Estimated · #135/135 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.7 lane · 4 vs 4 public rows | Directional only |
| Knowledge | 34.5Estimated · #111/158 | 20.7Estimated · #154/158 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.7 lane · 2 vs 4 public rows | Directional only |
| Reasoning | Not ranked | 55.9Unranked · 1 rankable row | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | Not ranked | 68.5#67/124 | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Math | 28.8Unranked · 2 rankable rows | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.7) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.
Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- Claude Haiku 4.5
- $0.0035
- Fits in one request
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Claude Haiku 4.5
- $0.065
- Fits in one request
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Claude Haiku 4.5
- $0.09
- Does not fit in one request
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
Claude Haiku 4.5 does not fit this workload in one request. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 has no comparable published API token rate.
Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationClaude Haiku 4.5Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Claude Haiku 4.5
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
API model ID
Claude Haiku 4.5
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Claude API pricingNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Claude Haiku 4.5
$0.1 per 1M cached input tokens
Claude API pricingNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
No comparable hosted API rate
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning model cardDocumented inputs
Claude Haiku 4.5
Not sourced
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Claude Haiku 4.5
Not sourced
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Not sourced
Provider availability
Claude Haiku 4.5
Not sourced
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Claude Haiku 4.5
Non-Reasoning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Reasoning
Weight access
Claude Haiku 4.5
Proprietary
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Open Weight
License
Claude Haiku 4.5
Proprietary
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
Open Weight
Release date
Claude Haiku 4.5
2025-10-15
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4
2026-08-11
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
- Quality signal
- Claude Haiku 4.5 has the higher public score, 42.48 versus 19.1, and the 90% score intervals do not overlap.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 has the larger documented window (1M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Questions
Which is better, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?
Claude Haiku 4.5 has the higher public score, 42.48 versus 19.1, and the 90% score intervals do not overlap. That is the clearest overall quality signal in the current public data.
Which is better for coding, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?
Claude Haiku 4.5 scores higher for coding on the public lane, 19.8 to 11.4. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for coding from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?
Claude Haiku 4.5 scores higher for agentic tasks on the public lane, 21.7 to 7.3. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic tasks, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for agentic tasks from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which costs less, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?
Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.
Which has the larger context window, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4 has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 200K.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence22 rows
Agentic
JobBench
Claude Haiku 4.516.0%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)
Claude Haiku 4.543.8%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1
Claude Haiku 4.5—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP423.5%SourceNot directly comparable
PinchBench
Claude Haiku 4.5—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP483.4%SourceNot directly comparable
BrowseComp
Claude Haiku 4.5—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP436.8%SourceNot directly comparable
τ³-bench results
Claude Haiku 4.5—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP49.5%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
SWE-bench Verified
Claude Haiku 4.573.3%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP452.8%SourceClaude Haiku 4.5 leads this result
VulcanBench v3
Claude Haiku 4.576.2%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
LiveCodeBench (Vals)
Claude Haiku 4.541.2%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench (Vals)
Claude Haiku 4.566.6%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
SWE Multilingual
Claude Haiku 4.5—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP436.5%SourceNot directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1
Claude Haiku 4.5—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP423.5%SourceNot directly comparable
SciCode
Claude Haiku 4.5—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP431.4%SourceNot directly comparable
Knowledge
GPQA Diamond (Vals)
Claude Haiku 4.572.2%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
MMLU-Pro (Vals)
Claude Haiku 4.578.7%SourceNemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4—Not directly comparable
GPQA
Claude Haiku 4.5—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP475.6%SourceNot directly comparable
GPQA-D
Claude Haiku 4.5—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP475.6%SourceNot directly comparable
HLE w/o tools
Claude Haiku 4.5—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP410.5%SourceNot directly comparable
MMLU-Pro
Claude Haiku 4.5—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP481.6%SourceNot directly comparable
Instruction following
IFBench
Claude Haiku 4.5—Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP472.9%SourceNot directly comparable
Math
22 public results · 1 shared
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Last updated September 24, 2026