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Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Grok 4.5

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AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.5

High-performance model for real-world agents and coding.

791M ctx$3.00/$15.00 per M#28/92
xAIGrok 4.5

xAI's Opus-class flagship for frontier coding, agentic tool use, and knowledge work.

89500K ctx$2.00/$6.00 per M#6/92
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AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.5
Reasoning
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Capability
CapabilityECI78.9
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science73.7%Factual Recall13.0%
Math
Competition Math35.6%Research Math9.3%
Coding
Real-World Coding71.3%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks42.8%Novel Reasoning3.8%
xAIGrok 4.5
Reasoning
CI 86.2-90.3
CodingInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·Provider·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
SmarterCheaper
Capability
CapabilityECI88.5
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science93.4%Factual Recall53.5%
Math
Competition Math97.8%Research Math—
Coding
Real-World Coding—
Agentic
Terminal Tasks83.3%Novel Reasoning—
Specs
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.5
1M
Context
64K
Max output
Sep 2025
Released
xAIGrok 4.5
500K
Context
16K
Max output
Jul 2026
Released
Capabilities
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.5
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
xAIGrok 4.5
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.5
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$3.00/M tokens
Output$15.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.30/M tokens
Cache write$3.75/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
xAIGrok 4.5
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$6.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.50/M tokens
Web search$0.005/search
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Frequently Asked Questions: Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Grok 4.5▼

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Grok 4.5?

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Based on the Capability Index, Grok 4.5 scores higher (88.5 vs 78.9). However, "better" depends on your use case — pricing, speed, context window, and specific capability needs all matter.

Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Grok 4.5?

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Grok 4.5 has a lower blended cost. Claude Sonnet 4.5: $3.00 input / $15.00 output. Grok 4.5: $2.00 input / $6.00 output.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Grok 4.5?

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Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a larger context window: Claude Sonnet 4.5 supports 1M tokens vs Grok 4.5 at 500K tokens.

Do both Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Grok 4.5 support vision?

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Yes, both Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Grok 4.5 support vision/image input.

What are the key differences between Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Grok 4.5?

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Key differences: Grok 4.5 has a notably higher capability index (9.6 point gap). Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Grok 4.5 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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