Claude Sonnet 5 · Anthropic
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5
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All tiers and model details →Anthropic vs xAI. Compare similar input-price quotes with different output costs.
USD token-only estimates using each offering’s published default tier. 1M tokens are an aggregate workload, not a single request. Cache savings, batch discounts, long-context surcharges, tools, taxes and negotiated rates are excluded. Tokenizers and capabilities may differ; lower price does not establish equivalent quality.
xAI · Grok 4.5 is 33.3% cheaper for this workload. Absolute difference: $4.00.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5Anthropic | Grok 4.5xAI |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $10.00 | $6.00 |
| Cached input / 1M | Not published | $0.30 |
| Context window | Not published | 500,000 |
| Maximum output | Not published | Not published |
| 1M input + 1M output | $12.00 | $8.00 |
| Default pricing basis | standard | standard |
| Last verified (UTC) | 2026-09-04T18:24:25.230Z | 2026-09-04T18:24:25.178Z |
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Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5
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All tiers and model details →xAI Grok 4.5
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