Anthropic · xAI
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 5 | Grok 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | xAI |
| Context | 1M tokens | 500K tokens |
| Modality | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Pricing | Max | Max |
| Speed | Medium | Medium |
| Reasoning | Expert | Expert |
Benchmarks
Claude Opus 5
- AA Intelligence Index
- Output speed
- 58.1tokens/sConfiguration: Prompt length: 1,000 · Parallel queries: 1Artificial Analysis · Date unknownAge unknown
- API input cost
- API output cost
- Context window
- 1MCatalog · 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
- Output speed
- 67.86tokens/sConfiguration: Prompt length: 1,000 · Parallel queries: 1Artificial Analysis · Date unknownAge unknown
- API input cost
- API output cost
- Context window
- 500KCatalog · 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.