Claude Opus 5 (Medium) vs Grok 4

Claude Opus 5 (Medium) vs Grok 4. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 5 (Medium)Off the frontier
Intelligence
44.80
Total cost
$2732
SpaceXAIGrok 4Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.50
Total cost
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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 5 (Medium)Grok 4Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)44.822.5−49.8% Grok 4 is 49.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$2,731.91Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)12.70s13.40s+5.5% Grok 4 is 5.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$3.00 / $15.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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