Grok 2 is 33% cheaper than Claude 3.5 Sonnet (v2) on blended 3:1 token pricing. Claude 3.5 Sonnet (v2) costs $3.00/1M in and $15.00/1M out, while Grok 2 costs $2.00/1M in and $10.00/1M out.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (v2) vs Grok 2
Compare verified input/output token rates, prompt caching discounts, latency tiers, and context limits between Anthropic and xAI.
| Metric / Feature | Claude 3.5 Sonnet (v2) (Anthropic) | Grok 2 (xAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| Output Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $15.00 | $10.00 |
| Prompt Caching Input Rate | $0.300/1M | Not Available |
| Blended 3:1 Rate (Production) | $6.000 / 1M | $4.000 / 1M |
| Max Context Window | 200k | 131k |
| Multimodal Vision | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported |
| MMLU Benchmark | 88.3% | 87.5% |
| Throughput & Latency | Fast (~50 t/s) | Fast (~45 t/s) |
| Best For | Autonomous coding, complex tool use, multi-step agent reasoning | Real-time news synthesis, coding, uncensored creative reasoning |
When to Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet (v2)
Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet (v2) if your workload requires autonomous coding, complex tool use, multi-step agent reasoning. Ideal for teams needing Anthropic's infrastructure and ecosystem tooling.
When to Choose Grok 2
Choose Grok 2 if your primary objective is real-time news synthesis, coding, uncensored creative reasoning. Ideal for scaling high-throughput pipelines with xAI.
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