Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Grok 3 Mini
Compare Anthropic and xAI AI models
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
vs
xAI
Grok 3 Mini
Cost Comparison (1000 input + 500 output tokens, 100 requests/day)
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Per Request:$0.0105
Daily:$1.05
Monthly:$31.50
Yearly:$383.25
Grok 3 Mini
Per Request:$0.000550
Daily:$0.055
Monthly:$1.65
Yearly:$20.075
Cost Differences
$0.009950
Per Request
$0.995
Daily
$29.85
Monthly
$363.175
Yearly
Grok 3 Mini costs less than Claude Sonnet 4.5
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Grok 3 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | xAI |
| Input Price | $3.00/1M tokens | $0.50/1M tokens |
| Output Price | $15.00/1M tokens | $0.50/1M tokens |
| Context Window | 200,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Max Output | 64,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Category | balanced | efficient |
| Capabilities | textvisioncode | textreasoningcode |
| Release Date | 9/29/2025 | 2/17/2025 |
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Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic)
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