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Claude Sonnet 5 vs Grok 4.6

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Language Models · verified 13 Aug 2026

Claude Sonnet 5Anthropiccurrent
Grok 4.6xAIcurrent
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SpecificationClaude Sonnet 5Grok 4.6
SummaryNear-Opus quality on coding and agentic work at Sonnet cost.Newest xAI flagship.
Context1M500K
Input ($/Mtok)$3$2
Output ($/Mtok)$15$6
LicenceProprietaryProprietary
Max output128K
Released12 Aug 2026
Model IDclaude-sonnet-5grok-4.6
CategoryLanguage ModelsLanguage Models
OfficialAnthropicxAI

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Claude Sonnet 5

  • Adaptive thinking on by default
  • New tokenizer — roughly 30% more tokens for the same text
  • Introductory $2/$10 through 31 Aug 2026

Best for high-volume production.

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Grok 4.6

  • Tiered pricing: doubles above 200K tokens
  • Smaller context than Grok 4.3 despite being newer

Best for cost-sensitive scale.

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