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

The average score is effectively tied at 9.2 vs 9.2. Claude Opus 5 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.486 vs $1.809. Claude Opus 5 (medium) is faster at 9.38s vs 79.38s, with pass rates of 83.3% vs 84.9%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-12

Rank
#12
Total Output Tokens
32,603
Response Time (avg)
9.38s
Total Cost
$1.486
Rank
#11
Total Output Tokens
265,604
Response Time (avg)
79.38s
Total Cost
$1.809
Recommended model Claude Opus 5 (medium)

It has the best score here (9.2), while responding about 8.5x 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 9.2
Rank #12 #11
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 83.3% 84.9%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 8.253 10.046
Total Cost $1.486 $1.809
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 135,607 107,266
Output Tokens 25,673 5,094
Reasoning Tokens 6,930 260,510
Response Time (avg) 9.38s 79.38s
Response Time (max) 35.05s 618.49s
Response Time (total) 206.26s 1746.29s
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.

#12 Claude Opus 5

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

#11 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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