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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Grok 4.5

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in 5 of 8 categories

Arena ELO

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Cheaper

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Faster

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Detailed Comparison

CategoryClaude Sonnet 4.6Grok 4.5
ProviderAnthropic xAI
Context Window1M WIN128K
Input Price ($/1M)$3 WINN/A
Output Price ($/1M)$15 WINN/A
Arena ELO1440 WINN/A
Coding79.6% SWE-bench N/A
Reasoning72.5% OSWorld N/A
Speed (tokens/sec)~80 t/s WINN/A
Open SourceNo No

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better for coding, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Grok 4.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores 79.6% SWE-bench on coding benchmarks, while Grok 4.5 scores N/A.

Which has a larger context window?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports 1M context, while Grok 4.5 supports 128K.

Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Grok 4.5 open source?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is proprietary. Grok 4.5 is proprietary.

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