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    Claude Opus 5 vs Grok 4.6

    Compare Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic) and Grok 4.6 (xAI) on benchmarks, capabilities, and pricing.

    At a glance

    Claude Opus 5Grok 4.6
    ProviderAnthropicxAI
    Context1M tokens500K tokens
    ModalityMultimodalMultimodal
    PricingMaxMax
    SpeedMediumMedium
    ReasoningExpertExpert

    Benchmarks

    Claude Opus 5

    AA Intelligence Index
    50.7points
    Artificial Analysis · Date unknownAge unknown
    Output speed
    58.1tokens/s
    Configuration: Prompt length: 1,000 · Parallel queries: 1
    Artificial Analysis · Date unknownAge unknown
    API input cost
    $5.00/ 1M tokens
    Artificial Analysis · Date unknownAge unknown
    API output cost
    $25.00/ 1M tokens
    Artificial Analysis · Date unknownAge unknown
    Context window
    1M
    Catalog · As of Aug 11, 2026Stale · 31d old

    Benchmark variant: Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)

    AA data retrieved Sep 11, 2026 · Artificial Analysis

    Grok 4.6

    AA Intelligence Index
    44.4points
    Artificial Analysis · Date unknownAge unknown
    Output speed
    67.86tokens/s
    Configuration: Prompt length: 1,000 · Parallel queries: 1
    Artificial Analysis · Date unknownAge unknown
    API input cost
    $2.00/ 1M tokens
    Artificial Analysis · Date unknownAge unknown
    API output cost
    $6.00/ 1M tokens
    Artificial Analysis · Date unknownAge unknown
    Context window
    500K
    Catalog · As of Aug 13, 2026Within 30d

    Benchmark variant: Grok 4.6 (high)

    AA data retrieved Sep 11, 2026 · Artificial Analysis

    Try both on yno.ai

    Switch between Claude Opus 5 and Grok 4.6 per task with one account.

    Frequently asked

    Which is faster, Claude Opus 5 or Grok 4.6?
    Claude Opus 5 is rated medium and Grok 4.6 is rated medium. yno.ai surfaces output-speed scores from Artificial Analysis on each model's detail page so you can compare exact tokens-per-second figures for your workload.
    Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 5 or Grok 4.6?
    Claude Opus 5 is on the max tier in yno.ai; Grok 4.6 is on the max tier. See the pricing page for the latest per-tier limits.
    Which is better for Agentic software engineering?
    Both models support Agentic software engineering. Claude Opus 5 brings 1M context / 128K output; Grok 4.6 brings Long-running agents. Run a side-by-side eval on your prompts in yno.ai to see which fits your workload.
    Can I use both Claude Opus 5 and Grok 4.6 in yno.ai?
    Yes. Both are available on yno.ai under your single account; you can route different stages of an agent to different models or A/B test them on the same prompt without per-provider boilerplate.

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