Claude Opus 4.6 vs Grok 3
Compare Anthropic and xAI AI models
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
vs
xAI
Grok 3
Cost Comparison (1000 input + 500 output tokens, 100 requests/day)
Claude Opus 4.6
Per Request:$0.0175
Daily:$1.75
Monthly:$52.50
Yearly:$638.75
Grok 3
Per Request:$0.0105
Daily:$1.05
Monthly:$31.50
Yearly:$383.25
Cost Differences
$0.007000
Per Request
$0.70
Daily
$21.00
Monthly
$255.50
Yearly
Grok 3 costs less than Claude Opus 4.6
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Claude Opus 4.6 | Grok 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | xAI |
| Input Price | $5.00/1M tokens | $15.00/1M tokens |
| Output Price | $25.00/1M tokens | $15.00/1M tokens |
| Context Window | 200,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Max Output | 128,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Category | flagship | flagship |
| Capabilities | textvisionreasoningcode | textvisionreasoningcode |
| Release Date | 11/15/2025 | 2/17/2025 |
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