Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) vs Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (Non-reasoning)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (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 Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)30.114.2−52.8% Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (No… is 52.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$4,924.80Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)148.96s5.28s−96.5% Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (No… is 96.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$1.25 / $2.50
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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