Anthropic: Claude 3 Haiku

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What we tested, and what came back

Each capability below is a fixed experiment: the same prompt and the same input images for every model we test. That's what makes these outputs comparable — and it's why the same bicycle shows up on every image model's page.

Each of these is a fixed experiment — the same prompt and the same input images for every model we test, so the outputs are directly comparable.

Object detection with coordinates ✓ passed
We asked

“Return bounding boxes for each shape as JSON: [{"label":"...","box":[x_min,y_min,x_max,y_max]}] in pixel coordinates. Image is 400x220. JSON only.”

We gave it 1 reference image
Input fixture shapes.png
shapes.png
It returned

“coords-within-tolerance”

returned coordinates compared against the fixture’s known position 1.2s
Reads charts/diagrams ✓ passed
We asked

“In this bar chart, which bar is tallest: left, middle, or right? One word.”

We gave it 1 reference image
Input fixture chart.png
chart.png
It returned

“Right.”

the answer had to contain the expected string 0.8s
Counts objects ✓ passed
We asked

“How many shapes are in this image in total? Reply with just the number.”

We gave it 1 reference image
Input fixture count.png
count.png
It returned

“got=5 want=5”

the number returned had to equal the known count 0.9s
Describes image content ✓ passed
We asked

“Describe exactly what you see in this image: the shapes and their colors.”

We gave it 1 reference image
Input fixture shapes.png
shapes.png
It returned

“The image contains two geometric shapes: 1. A red square. 2. A blue circle. The red square fills the left side of the ”

the description had to name the shapes and colours present 3.2s
Reads text from image (OCR) ✓ passed
We asked

“What text appears in this image? Reply with the text only.”

We gave it 1 reference image
Input fixture text.png
text.png
It returned

“HIFIBOTS”

the answer had to contain the expected string 1.1s
Spatial relationship reasoning ✓ passed
We asked

“Is the square to the left or to the right of the circle? One word.”

We gave it 1 reference image
Input fixture shapes.png
shapes.png
It returned

“Left”

the answer had to contain the expected string 0.9s
Visual question answering ✓ passed
We asked

“What color is the square in this image? One word.”

We gave it 1 reference image
Input fixture shapes.png
shapes.png
It returned

“Red.”

the answer had to contain the expected string 1.0s
Specs
bbox note
coords-within-tolerance
formats

Where to run it

The same model, priced by each provider that serves it. Cheapest first — the card's headline price is the best available anywhere, which is the wrong number for choosing where to actually send your traffic.

ProviderPriceContext
openrouter $0.25 / $1.25 per 1M200KGet a key ↗
anthropic Not published200KGet a key ↗
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How we test

Every claim is tagged by how we know it. Tested means we ran the model against a fixed prompt and checked the output — the images above are those runs. Researched means it's documented by the provider and cited. Nothing here is inferred.