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Grok 4.6 vs Claude Opus 4.5

At a glance

xAI's smartest model, with frontier performance on coding, knowledge work, and STEM.

500K ctx$2.00/$6.00 per M

Anthropic's frontier reasoning model for complex software engineering and agentic workflows.

81200K ctx$5.00/$25.00 per M#22/92
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Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
ReasoningInsufficient data
MathInsufficient data
Sources:OpenRouter
Cheaper70%
Capability
Capability—
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science—
Math
Competition Math—Research Math—
Coding
Real-World Coding—
Agentic
Terminal Tasks—Novel Reasoning—Task Horizon—
Reasoning
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Capability
CapabilityECI81.4
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science80.7%
Math
Competition Math48.1%Research Math20.7%
Coding
Real-World Coding76.7%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks63.1%Novel Reasoning7.8%Task Horizon4.9h
Specs
500K
Context
128K
Max output
Aug 2026
Released
200K
Context
64K
Max output
Nov 2025
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input60%$2.00/M tokens
Output76%$6.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.50/M tokens
Web search50%$0.005/search
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$5.00/M tokens
Output$25.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.50/M tokens
Cache write$6.25/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
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Frequently Asked Questions: Grok 4.6 vs Claude Opus 4.5▼

Which is better, Grok 4.6 or Claude Opus 4.5?

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Both Grok 4.6 and Claude Opus 4.5 are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.

Which is cheaper, Grok 4.6 or Claude Opus 4.5?

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Grok 4.6 has a lower blended cost. Grok 4.6: $2.00 input / $6.00 output. Claude Opus 4.5: $5.00 input / $25.00 output.

Which has a larger context window, Grok 4.6 or Claude Opus 4.5?

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Grok 4.6 has a larger context window: Grok 4.6 supports 500K tokens vs Claude Opus 4.5 at 200K tokens.

Do both Grok 4.6 and Claude Opus 4.5 support vision?

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Yes, both Grok 4.6 and Claude Opus 4.5 support vision/image input.

What are the key differences between Grok 4.6 and Claude Opus 4.5?

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Key differences: Grok 4.6 is significantly cheaper. 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 Grok 4.6 and Claude Opus 4.5 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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