Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4.3 (Medium)

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4.3 (Medium). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
19.30
Total cost
-
SpaceXAIGrok 4.3 (Medium)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
24.80
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

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 4.3 (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)19.324.8+28.5% Grok 4.3 (Medium) is 28.5% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.83s20.99s+77.4% Grok 4.3 (Medium) is 77.4% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$1.25 / $2.50
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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