Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 3 mini Reasoning (High)

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 3 mini Reasoning (High). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)Grok 3 mini Reasoning (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)19.314.6−24.4% Grok 3 mini Reasoning… is 24.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)12.52s43.62s+248.4% Grok 3 mini Reasoning… is 248.4% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.30 / $0.50
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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