Claude Opus 4.6 (Max) vs Grok 4.5 (High)

Claude Opus 4.6 (Max) vs Grok 4.5 (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 Opus 4.6 (Max)Grok 4.5 (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)31.938.8+21.6% Grok 4.5 (High) is 21.6% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,243.85— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)32.31s20.23s−37.4% Grok 4.5 (High) is 37.4% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$2.00 / $6.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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