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

The average score is effectively tied at 8.5 vs 8.5. Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.438 vs $2.629. Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) is faster at 15.01s vs 87.48s, with pass rates of 76.8% vs 82.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-01

Compared models

Rank
#66
Total Output Tokens
73,261
Response Time (avg)
15.01s
Total Cost
$1.438
Rank
#64
Total Output Tokens
312,614
Response Time (avg)
87.48s
Total Cost
$2.629
Recommended model Claude Sonnet 5 (medium)

It has the best score here (8.5), while costing about 1.8x less than Grok 4.6 (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 medium Release: 2026-06-30 Grok 4.6 Grok 4.6 high Release: 2026-08-12
Score 8.5 8.5
Rank #66 #64
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.1 10.0
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 76.8% 82.6%
Flaky tests 3 0
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 8.985 13.833
Total Cost $1.438 $2.629
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 353,658 376,233
Output Tokens 54,891 6,687
Reasoning Tokens 18,370 305,927
Response Time (avg) 15.01s 87.48s
Response Time (max) 69.26s 618.49s
Response Time (total) 345.16s 2012.15s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B 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.

#66 Claude Sonnet 5

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
6.4s
Tokens
832 tok

#64 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 Sonnet 5 9.0 7.9 88.9% 1 17.28s 10,590 13,153 2,379
Grok 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 102.20s 9,579 379 51,829

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