Claude Opus 5 vs Grok 4.6
API pricing, context window and capabilities for Claude Opus 5 and Grok 4.6, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.
Verdict
computed from the published numbersClaude Opus 5 wins on Terminal-Bench, on intelligence and on context window. Grok 4.6 wins on price.
Price
Grok 4.6
Terminal-Bench
Claude Opus 5
Intelligence
Claude Opus 5
Context window
Claude Opus 5
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersClaude Opus 5 wins
- Larger context window (1M vs 524K)
- More serving providers (9 vs 8)
Grok 4.6 wins
- Cheaper input ($5.00 vs $2.00 /1M)
- Cheaper output ($25.00 vs $6.00 /1M)
- Higher max output (128K vs 524K)
Cheaper overall
Grok 4.6
$2.00 + $6.00 /1M
Larger context
Claude Opus 5
1M
More providers
Claude Opus 5
9 providers
Pricing & specs
cheapest listed route · per 1M tokensOn-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower.
| Claude Opus 5 | Grok 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $5.00via Anthropic | $2.00via xAI best |
| Output $/1M | $25.00via Anthropic | $6.00via xAI best |
| Context window | 1M best | 524K |
| Max output | 128K | 524K best |
| Serving providers | 9 best | 8 |
| Date | Released Jul 24, 2026 | Released Aug 10, 2026 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| Claude Opus 5 | Grok 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 50.8 best | 44.3 |
| Terminal-Bench | 89% best | 88% |
| GPQA Diamond | 93% | 95% best |
| Output speed | 56 t/s | 56 t/s |
| Latency (TTFT) | 107.27s | 43.86s best |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Claude Opus 5
via OpenRouter
$50
Grok 4.6
via OpenRouter
$16
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | Claude Opus 5 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | — | — |
| Prompt caching | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web search | ✓ | ✓ |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 5 or Grok 4.6?
Grok 4.6 is cheaper for input ($5.00 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens) from xAI. Grok 4.6 is cheaper for output ($25.00 vs $6.00 per 1M tokens) from xAI.
What is the context window difference between Claude Opus 5 and Grok 4.6?
Claude Opus 5 has a 1M-token context window and Grok 4.6 has 524K tokens, so Claude Opus 5 can take a larger prompt.
How do Claude Opus 5 and Grok 4.6 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Claude Opus 5 leads on Terminal-Bench, and Claude Opus 5 leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026
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