Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Grok 3 mini Reasoning (High)

Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) 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.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
41.80
Total cost
$6874
SpaceXAIGrok 3 mini Reasoning (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
14.60
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 Opus 4.8 (Max)Grok 3 mini Reasoning (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)41.814.6−65.1% Grok 3 mini Reasoning… is 65.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,873.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)37.99s43.62s+14.8% Grok 3 mini Reasoning… is 14.8% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.30 / $0.50
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