Compare/Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4

Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)vsGrok 4

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$6.25/M
Output
$25/M
Speed
50 tok/s
TTFT
1.49s
xAI

Grok 4

Input
$5.5/M
Output
$27.5/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Grok 4
Benchmarks (5-7)
Grok 4

Pricing Comparison

MetricClaude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)Grok 4
Input ($/M tokens)$6.25$5.5
Output ($/M tokens)$25$27.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)$8.75
Grok 4$8.25

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)
50 tok/s
Grok 4
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)
1.49s
Grok 4

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
43.141.5
Coding Index
42.940.5
Math Index
62.792.7
GPQA Diamond
81.0%87.7%
MMLU-Pro
88.9%86.6%
LiveCodeBench
73.8%81.9%
AIME 2025
62.7%92.7%
MATH-500
99.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
12.9%23.9%
SciCode
47.0%45.7%
IFBench
43.0%53.7%
TerminalBench
40.9%37.9%
Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)5 wins
7 winsGrok 4

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning) or Grok 4?

Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $10.94/M tokens vs $11.00/M for Grok 4.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Grok 4 wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 50 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Grok 4 has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.49s).

When should I use Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4?

Choose based on your priorities: Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Grok 4 for stronger benchmark performance, and Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.