Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4.6 (Medium)

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4.6 (Medium). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

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 4.6 (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)19.342.8+121.8% Grok 4.6 (Medium) is 2.2× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,557.04— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)12.54s31.56s+151.7% Grok 4.6 (Medium) is 151.7% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$2.00 / $6.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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