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Grok 4.6 vs Claude Opus 5

Compare Grok 4.6 from SpaceXAI and Claude Opus 5 from Anthropic on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

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Grok 4.6
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Claude Opus 5
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Grok 4.6
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Claude Opus 5

Overview

Grok 4.6
Author
SpaceXAI
Claude Opus 5
Author
Anthropic
Grok 4.6
Context length
500Ktokens
Claude Opus 5
Context length
1Mtokens
Grok 4.6
Reasoning
Claude Opus 5
Reasoning
Grok 4.6
Input modalities
Claude Opus 5
Input modalities
Grok 4.6
Output modalities
Claude Opus 5
Output modalities

Analysis

Grok 4.6 vs Claude Opus 5 at a glance

Grok 4.6
Input price
$2/M tokens
Claude Opus 5
Input price
$5/M tokens
Grok 4.6
Output price
$6/M tokens
Claude Opus 5
Output price
$25/M tokens
Grok 4.6
Context window
500,000 tokens
Claude Opus 5
Context window
1,000,000 tokens
Grok 4.6
Intelligence Index
Not available
Claude Opus 5
Intelligence Index
Not available
Grok 4.6
Coding Index
76.8
Claude Opus 5
Coding Index
78.0
Grok 4.6
Agentic Index
53.0
Claude Opus 5
Agentic Index
56.5
Grok 4.6
Latency (p50)
1.73 s
Claude Opus 5
Latency (p50)
2.58 s
Grok 4.6
Throughput (p50)
60.0 tok/s
Claude Opus 5
Throughput (p50)
65.0 tok/s
Grok 4.6
Provided by
SpaceXAI
Claude Opus 5
Provided by
Anthropic
Grok 4.6
Model page
Grok 4.6 model details, providers and pricing
Claude Opus 5
Model page
Claude Opus 5 model details, providers and pricing
Grok 4.6 vs Claude Opus 5 comparison
AttributeGrok 4.6Claude Opus 5
Input price$2/M tokens$5/M tokens
Output price$6/M tokens$25/M tokens
Context window500,000 tokens1,000,000 tokens
Intelligence IndexNot availableNot available
Coding Index76.878.0
Agentic Index53.056.5
Latency (p50)1.73 s2.58 s
Throughput (p50)60.0 tok/s65.0 tok/s
Provided bySpaceXAIAnthropic
Model pageGrok 4.6 model details, providers and pricingClaude Opus 5 model details, providers and pricing

Benchmark data updated Oct 28, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Which has the longer context window, Grok 4.6 or Claude Opus 5?

Claude Opus 5 has the longer context window at 1,000,000 tokens, compared with 500,000 tokens for Grok 4.6.

Which is faster, Grok 4.6 or Claude Opus 5?

Claude Opus 5 is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 65.0 tokens per second compared with 60.0 tokens per second for Grok 4.6.

Which scores higher on coding, Grok 4.6 or Claude Opus 5?

Claude Opus 5 scores higher on coding, with an Artificial Analysis Coding Index of 78.0 compared with 76.8 for Grok 4.6.