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Grok 4.3 vs Claude Opus 5

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Language Models · verified 13 Aug 2026

Grok 4.3xAIcurrent
Claude Opus 5Anthropiccurrent
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SpecificationGrok 4.3Claude Opus 5
SummaryCheapest long-context option in the family.Complex agentic coding and enterprise work at half the cost of Fable 5.
Context1M1M
Input ($/Mtok)$1.25$5
Output ($/Mtok)$2.5$25
LicenceProprietaryProprietary
Max output128K
Released24 Jul 2026
Model IDgrok-4.3claude-opus-5
CategoryLanguage ModelsLanguage Models
OfficialxAIAnthropic

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Grok 4.3

  • Retired model IDs now redirect here
  • Half the price of Grok 4.5/4.6

Best for long context on a budget.

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Claude Opus 5

  • Thinking on by default — a step change over Opus 4.8
  • 512-token prompt-cache minimum, down from 1024
  • Separate rate-limit bucket from the Opus 4.x pool

Best for agentic coding.

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