Pyyan / Compare / Claude Sonnet 5 vs Grok 4.6
Language Models · verified 13 Aug 2026
| Specification | Claude Sonnet 5 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | Near-Opus quality on coding and agentic work at Sonnet cost. | Newest xAI flagship. |
| Context | 1M | 500K |
| Input ($/Mtok) | $3 | $2 |
| Output ($/Mtok) | $15 | $6 |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Released | — | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Model ID | claude-sonnet-5 | grok-4.6 |
| Category | Language Models | Language Models |
| Official | Anthropic ↗ | xAI ↗ |
Highlighted rows are where these differ.
Best for high-volume production.
Best for cost-sensitive scale.