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Claude Opus 5 (medium) vs Grok 4.6 (high)

Grok 4.6 (high) leads on average score with 9.3 vs 9.2. Claude Opus 5 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.586 vs $1.908. Claude Opus 5 (medium) is faster at 10.26s vs 84.15s, with pass rates of 83.3% vs 86.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-24

Compared models

Rank
#25
Total Output Tokens
36,618
Response Time (avg)
10.26s
Total Cost
$1.586
Rank
#19
Total Output Tokens
282,217
Response Time (avg)
84.15s
Total Cost
$1.908
Recommended model Claude Opus 5 (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.2 vs 9.3), while responding about 8.2x faster than Grok 4.6 (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 medium Release: 2026-07-25 Grok 4.6 Grok 4.6 high Release: 2026-08-12
Score 9.2 9.3
Rank #25 #19
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 10.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 83.3% 86.4%
Flaky tests 1 0
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 8.811 10.042
Total Cost $1.586 $1.908
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 135,604 107,275
Output Tokens 23,814 5,094
Reasoning Tokens 12,804 277,123
Response Time (avg) 10.26s 84.15s
Response Time (max) 35.43s 618.49s
Response Time (total) 225.66s 1851.26s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~1.7T total (~170B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#25 Claude Opus 5

medium
Cost
$0.125
Time
69.3s
Tokens
5,134 tok

#19 SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6

high
Cost
$0.107
Time
265.1s
Tokens
18,001 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 9.56s 10,590 5,224 1,162
Grok 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 102.20s 9,579 379 51,829

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