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

The average score is effectively tied at 8.3 vs 8.3. Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.922 vs $1.656. Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) is faster at 12.52s vs 71.86s, with pass rates of 80.3% vs 80.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-12

Rank
#41
Total Output Tokens
63,207
Response Time (avg)
12.52s
Total Cost
$0.922
Rank
#40
Total Output Tokens
240,338
Response Time (avg)
71.86s
Total Cost
$1.656
Recommended model Claude Sonnet 5 (medium)

It has the best score here (8.3), while costing about 1.8x less than Grok 4.6 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 medium Release: 2026-06-30 Grok 4.6 Grok 4.6 medium Release: 2026-08-12
Score 8.3 8.3
Rank #41 #40
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.0 8.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 80.3% 80.3%
Flaky tests 3 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 5.760 11.038
Total Cost $0.922 $1.656
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 145,956 106,778
Output Tokens 52,333 4,811
Reasoning Tokens 10,874 235,527
Response Time (avg) 12.52s 71.86s
Response Time (max) 66.71s 514.35s
Response Time (total) 275.42s 1580.96s
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.

#41 Claude Sonnet 5

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
6.4s
Tokens
832 tok

#40 SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6

medium
Cost
$0.028
Time
72.1s
Tokens
4,771 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 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 120.05s 9,579 351 64,226

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