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