Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Falcon H1R 7B
Wins 2 of 6 areas
Coding · Long documents
Wins 2 of 6 areas
Reasoning · Following instructions
The two are evenly matched.Claude 3.5 Haiku is better at coding and long documents; Falcon H1R 7B at reasoning and following instructions.
Scores updated · 15 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the six areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking02Falcon H1R 7B2 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01Falcon H1R 7B1 of 1 test
- CodingWriting and fixing software10Claude 3.5 Haiku1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Claude 3.5 Haiku1 of 1 test
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own00Even0 each · 1 tie
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Agents, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
The biggest differences
The three tests each model wins by the widest margin. Scores are out of 100.
Where Falcon H1R 7B pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+25.3points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+11.6points ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+7.4points ahead
Where Claude 3.5 Haiku pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+47.7points ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+16.3points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+2.5points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 15 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingClaude 3.5 Haiku
- SciCodeClaude 3.5 Haiku by 2.527.424.9+2.5
- Terminal-Bench Hardtie2.32.3tie
ReasoningFalcon H1R 7B
- GPQA DiamondFalcon H1R 7B by 25.340.866.1+25.3
- Humanity's Last ExamFalcon H1R 7B by 7.43.611+7.4
- CritPttie00.3tie
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationClaude 3.5 Haiku by 47.758.911.2+47.7
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyFalcon H1R 7B by 1.413.214.6+1.4
Following instructionsFalcon H1R 7B
- IFBenchFalcon H1R 7B by 11.642.854.4+11.6
Other results5 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA-OmniscienceClaude 3.5 Haiku by 38.8-22.5-61.3+38.8
- AA Agentic IndexFalcon H1R 7B by 7.41.99.3+7.4
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexClaude 3.5 Haiku by 6.115.99.8+6.1
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Falcon H1R 7B by 3.224.627.8+3.2
- AA IntelligenceClaude 3.5 Haiku by 1.18.97.8+1.1
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude 3.5 Haiku or Falcon H1R 7B?
Claude 3.5 Haiku and Falcon H1R 7B each win two of the six areas where both have results. Claude 3.5 Haiku wins coding and long documents; Falcon H1R 7B wins reasoning and following instructions. They are level on agents and facts.
Which is better for coding?
Claude 3.5 Haiku. It wins 1 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Falcon H1R 7B wins none, and 1 is a tie.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 15 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 10 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 5 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.