Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Grok 4.3
List-price comparison · Claude Sonnet 4.6 details · Grok 4.3 details
For a typical workload (100,000 requests / mo), Grok 4.3 costs 74% less — $250.00/mo vs $960.00/mo.
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Grok 4.3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $3.00 | $1.25 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $15.00 | $2.50 |
| Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out) | $0.0096 | $0.0025 |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 128k tokens | — |
| Tier | Balanced | Flagship |
| Provider | Anthropic | xAI |
Projected monthly cost
Rows open both models in the calculator — adjust volume and token counts there.
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Strong price-to-performance for production agents: reliable tool use, structured JSON output, and solid coding ability at roughly a fifth of Opus's cost.
Can still misstep on the hardest multi-step reasoning chains where Opus would succeed — budget for occasional escalation to a flagship model.
Grok 4.3
Strong real-time knowledge via X/Twitter integration and competitive general reasoning at a lower price than other flagship models.
Smaller third-party ecosystem and fewer enterprise compliance certifications than OpenAI/Anthropic/Google offerings.
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Vendor list rates · per-request examples assume 1,200 input + 400 output tokens.