Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (Non-reasoning)

Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (Non-reasoning). 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 5 (Max)Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)50.814.2−72.0% Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (No… is 72.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$7,274.74Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)63.22s5.04s−92.0% Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (No… is 92.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$1.25 / $2.50
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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