Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs FLUX.2 [max] benchmark

Name: Claude 3.5 Haiku vs FLUX.2 [max] AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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This page compares Claude 3.5 Haiku (Anthropic) and FLUX.2 [max] (Black Forest Labs) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Anthropic

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Previous cheap Claude. Haiku 4.5 is the current $1/$5 SKU.

Elo 1,224$4/1M out

Black Forest Labs

FLUX.2 [max]

Black Forest Labs maximum-capacity flow-matching model with photoreal anatomy and leading typography fidelity.

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Quick vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5 vs Claude Opus 4.6 vs Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Claude 3.7 Sonnet

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Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Claude 3.5 Haiku (9)vsFLUX.2 [max] (0)

Claude 3.5 Haiku: 9W (100%)Overall: Claude 3.5 HaikuFLUX.2 [max]: 0W (0%)

← Claude 3.5 HaikuFLUX.2 [max] →

Claude 3.5 Haiku (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,224vs—

Coding Elo

—vs—

SWE-bench

36.2%vs—

LiveBench

44.8%vs—

GPQA Diamond

54.1%vs—

Claude 3.5 Haiku: 4WFLUX.2 [max]: 0W

Claude 3.5 Haiku (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

140 tok/svs—

Time to first token

110 msvs—

Claude 3.5 Haiku: 2WFLUX.2 [max]: 0W

Claude 3.5 Haiku (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$4/1Mvs—

Input price

$0.8/1Mvs—

Context window

200kvs—

Claude 3.5 Haiku: 3WFLUX.2 [max]: 0W

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Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageFLUX.2 [max] 5/6

Preference Elo

No shared data

Throughput Speed

No shared data

Price Efficiency

No shared data

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,224

EloHigh is better

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LiveBench

High is better

44.8%

LiveBenchHigh is better

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SWE-bench

High is better

36.2%

SWE-benchHigh is better

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GPQA

High is better

54.1%

GPQAHigh is better

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TTFT

Low is better

110 ms

TTFTLow is better

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Speed

High is better

140 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

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In $

Low is better

$0.8/1M

In $Low is better

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Out $

Low is better

$4/1M

Out $Low is better

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Context

High is better

200k

ContextHigh is better

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Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

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Anthropic

Claude 3.5 Haiku

Elo 1,224

LiveBench44.8%

SWE-bench36.2%

Speed140 tok/s

Output cost$4/1M

Black Forest Labs

FLUX.2 [max]

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost—

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Claude 3.5 Haiku or FLUX.2 [max]?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Claude 3.5 Haiku or FLUX.2 [max]?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: List prices are missing for at least one model.
Which is faster, Claude 3.5 Haiku or FLUX.2 [max]?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Context window is missing for at least one model.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Claude 3.5 Haiku and FLUX.2 [max] Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All Claude 3.5 Haiku matchups →|All FLUX.2 [max] matchups →

Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Claude Haiku 4.5 (next haiku)FLUX.2 [max] vs FLUX.2 [flex] (previous flux)Claude Opus 4.5 vs Claude 3.5 Haiku Claude Opus 4.6 vs Claude 3.5 Haiku Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Claude 3.5 Haiku Claude Opus 5 vs Claude 3.5 Haiku

Interactive Comparison Diagram

Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Claude 3.5 Haiku (9)vsFLUX.2 [max] (0)

Claude 3.5 Haiku: 9W (100%)Overall: Claude 3.5 HaikuFLUX.2 [max]: 0W (0%)

← Claude 3.5 HaikuFLUX.2 [max] →

Claude 3.5 Haiku (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,224vs—

Coding Elo

—vs—

SWE-bench

36.2%vs—

LiveBench

44.8%vs—

GPQA Diamond

54.1%vs—

Claude 3.5 Haiku: 4WFLUX.2 [max]: 0W

Claude 3.5 Haiku (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

140 tok/svs—

Time to first token

110 msvs—

Claude 3.5 Haiku: 2WFLUX.2 [max]: 0W

Claude 3.5 Haiku (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$4/1Mvs—

Input price

$0.8/1Mvs—

Context window

200kvs—

Claude 3.5 Haiku: 3WFLUX.2 [max]: 0W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Claude 3.5 Haiku or FLUX.2 [max]?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Claude 3.5 Haiku or FLUX.2 [max]?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

List prices are missing for at least one model.

Which is faster, Claude 3.5 Haiku or FLUX.2 [max]?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Context window is missing for at least one model.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Claude 3.5 Haiku and FLUX.2 [max] Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.