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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

WizardLM 2 8x22B vs Claude Haiku 3

Claude Haiku 3 comes out ahead, 46 to 38 on our weighted score.

  1. Microsoft

    WizardLM 2 8x22B

    Released Apr 15, 2024

    38/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.493 / $0.493
    • Context66K
  2. Our pick

    Anthropic

    Claude Haiku 3

    Released Mar 13, 2024

    46/100
    • ECI118.8
    • Price$0.25 / $1.25
    • Context200K
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01 — Verdict

Claude Haiku 3 is our pick

Claude Haiku 3 is the better all-round choice, scoring 46/100 against WizardLM 2 8x22B (38). It leads on inputs & features and context window. WizardLM 2 8x22B wins on capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%. Capability uses the average of shared benchmarks (GPQA Diamond), because WizardLM 2 8x22B has no Capabilities Index score yet.

  • CapabilityWizardLM 2 8x22BShared benchmarks: WizardLM 2 8x22B 43.4% · Claude Haiku 3 36.3%
  • Lowest priceWizardLM 2 8x22BWizardLM 2 8x22B $0.493 · Claude Haiku 3 $0.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextClaude Haiku 3Claude Haiku 3 200,000 · WizardLM 2 8x22B 65,536 tokens
  • Widest inputsClaude Haiku 3WizardLM 2 8x22B: Text · Claude Haiku 3: Text, Images, PDFs
  • Self-hostingWizardLM 2 8x22BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightWizardLM 2 8x22BClaude Haiku 3
CapabilityShared benchmarks50%4336
Price25%6261
Inputs & features15%060
Context window10%1232
Overall100%38/10046/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

WizardLM 2 8x22B vs Claude Haiku 3 specifications side by side
SpecificationWizardLM 2 8x22BMicrosoftClaude Haiku 3Anthropic
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—118.8
ECI rank—#156 of 165
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions43.4% (best)36.3%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—1.8%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.493$0.25 (best)
Output$0.493 (best)$1.25
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.493 (best)$0.50
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 3 providersMedian of 3 providers
Limits
Context window65,536 tokens200,000 tokens (best)
Max output8,000 tokens (best)4,096 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache-2.0Proprietary
API model ID——
API providers33
ReleasedApr 15, 2024Mar 13, 2024
Knowledge cutoff—Aug 31, 2023
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • WizardLM 2 8x22B$5.92
  • Claude Haiku 3$5.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: WizardLM 2 8x22B or Claude Haiku 3?

Claude Haiku 3 is the better all-round choice, scoring 46/100 against WizardLM 2 8x22B (38). It leads on inputs & features and context window. WizardLM 2 8x22B wins on capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%. Capability uses the average of shared benchmarks (GPQA Diamond), because WizardLM 2 8x22B has no Capabilities Index score yet.

Which is cheaper, WizardLM 2 8x22B or Claude Haiku 3?

WizardLM 2 8x22B is cheaper at $0.493 input / $0.493 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). Claude Haiku 3 costs $0.25 input / $1.25 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.493 per million tokens for WizardLM 2 8x22B versus $0.50 for Claude Haiku 3 (1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Not every model here has a Capabilities Index score, so we compare the average of shared benchmarks (GPQA Diamond): WizardLM 2 8x22B 43.4% and Claude Haiku 3 36.3%. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — WizardLM 2 8x22B 43.4%, Claude Haiku 3 36.3%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for WizardLM 2 8x22B and Claude Haiku 3 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, WizardLM 2 8x22B leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Note that WizardLM 2 8x22B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Claude Haiku 3 has the largest context window at 200,000 tokens, against 65,536 for WizardLM 2 8x22B. Maximum output per response: WizardLM 2 8x22B up to 8,000, Claude Haiku 3 up to 4,096 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

WizardLM 2 8x22B accepts text; Claude Haiku 3 accepts text, images and PDFs. Claude Haiku 3 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

WizardLM 2 8x22B publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Claude Haiku 3 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

WizardLM 2 8x22B is the newest, released Apr 15, 2024. Claude Haiku 3 came out Mar 13, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Claude Haiku 3 Aug 31, 2023.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.