Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Sarvam M (Reasoning)
Wins 3 of 5 areas
Coding · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Claude 3.5 Haiku is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 14 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five 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.
- 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
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Claude 3.5 Haiku1 of 1 test
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking00Even0 each · 3 ties
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Claude 3.5 Haiku pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+49.5points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+11points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+9.6points ahead
Where Sarvam M (Reasoning) pulls ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+2points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 14 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 9.627.417.8+9.6
- Terminal-Bench Hardtie2.32.3tie
ReasoningEven
- GPQA Diamondtie40.841.6tie
- Humanity's Last Examtie3.63.1tie
- CritPttie00tie
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationClaude 3.5 Haiku by 49.558.99.4+49.5
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracySarvam M (Reasoning) by 213.215.2+2
Following instructionsClaude 3.5 Haiku
- IFBenchClaude 3.5 Haiku by 1142.831.8+11
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 39.1-22.5-61.6+39.1
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Claude 3.5 Haiku by 24.624.60+24.6
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexClaude 3.5 Haiku by 8.415.97.5+8.4
- AA IntelligenceClaude 3.5 Haiku by 3.68.95.3+3.6
- AA Agentic IndexClaude 3.5 Haiku by 1.91.90+1.9
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude 3.5 Haiku or Sarvam M (Reasoning)?
Claude 3.5 Haiku wins three of the five areas where both have results: coding, long documents and following instructions. Sarvam M (Reasoning) wins none. They are level on reasoning and facts.
Which is better for coding?
Claude 3.5 Haiku. It wins 1 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Sarvam M (Reasoning) wins none, and 1 is a tie.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 14 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 9 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.