Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) vs Grok 3

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) vs Grok 3. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
30.10
Total cost
$4925
SpaceXAIGrok 3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
12.10
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 Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Grok 3Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)30.112.1−59.8% Grok 3 is 59.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$4,924.80Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)101.20s8.28s−91.8% Grok 3 is 91.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$3.00 / $15.0
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