Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Gemma 3 4B IT
Price in rupees, context and benchmarks side by side; same key, a one-string switch.
Scores from LMArena and Epoch AI, as published; a blank cell means not measured there.
What a month costs on each
On a typical 75/25 input-output mix, Gemma 3 4B IT costs less (about 69% less than Claude Haiku 5.5). Claude Haiku 5.5 takes the longer prompt at 1M tokens. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
Call either one
curl https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $RAPIDROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model": "anthropic/claude-haiku-5-5", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'
# the other one: change the model string
-d '{"model": "google/gemma-3-4b-it", ...}'Common questions
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 5.5 or Gemma 3 4B IT?
Gemma 3 4B IT is cheaper on a typical mix of 75% input and 25% output tokens, by about 69%. Through Rapid Router both are billed at the provider list price per million tokens, in rupees.
Which has the larger context window?
Claude Haiku 5.5, at 1M tokens. Gemma 3 4B IT offers 131K tokens.
Can I switch between Claude Haiku 5.5 and Gemma 3 4B IT without changing code?
Yes. Both are callable at https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1 with the same OpenAI-compatible request; only the model string changes (anthropic/claude-haiku-5-5 or google/gemma-3-4b-it).
How do I pay for Claude Haiku 5.5 or Gemma 3 4B IT in India?
Top up a Rapid Router balance with UPI or a card in rupees, get a GST invoice on every recharge, and both models debit that balance per request.