Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Claude Opus 5 vs Grok 4.6 benchmark

Name: Claude Opus 5 vs Grok 4.6 AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic) and Grok 4.6 (xAI) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, Claude Opus 5 is ahead by 32 points (1,624 vs 1,592; seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, Claude Opus 5 resolves 79.2% versus 69.1% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). Grok 4.6 streams faster (118 tok/s) while Grok 4.6 is the cheaper output token ($6/1M). Claude Opus 5 has the larger context window (1M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Anthropic

Claude Opus 5

Anthropic current default flagship. Official API $5/$25 per 1M tokens and a 1M context window (Anthropic, Jul 24 2026).

Elo 1,624$50/1M out

xAI

Grok 4.6

xAI Aug 12 2026 post-training refresh of Grok 4.5. Same $2/$6 API price, 500k context, stronger agentic traces.

Elo 1,592$6/1M out

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Claude Opus 5 (6)vsGrok 4.6 (4)

Claude Opus 5: 6W (60%)Overall: Claude Opus 5Grok 4.6: 4W (40%)

← Claude Opus 5Grok 4.6 →

Claude Opus 5 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,624vs1,592

Coding Elo

1,618vs1,568

SWE-bench

79.2%vs69.1%

LiveBench

74.8%vs71.4%

GPQA Diamond

87.1%vs84.6%

Claude Opus 5: 5WGrok 4.6: 0W

Grok 4.6 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

72 tok/svs118 tok/s

Time to first token

310 msvs195 ms

Claude Opus 5: 0WGrok 4.6: 2W

Grok 4.6 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$50/1Mvs$6/1M

Input price

$10/1Mvs$2/1M

Context window

1Mvs500k

Claude Opus 5: 1WGrok 4.6: 2W

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Dimensional AdvantageClaude Opus 5 4/6

Preference Elo

Claude Opus 5

32 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Grok 4.6

46 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

Grok 4.6

$44.00/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

+2%1,624

EloHigh is better

1,592

Code Elo

High is better

+3%1,618

Code EloHigh is better

1,568

LiveBench

High is better

+5%74.8%

LiveBenchHigh is better

71.4%

SWE-bench

High is better

+15%79.2%

SWE-benchHigh is better

69.1%

GPQA

High is better

+3%87.1%

GPQAHigh is better

84.6%

TTFT

Low is better

310 ms

TTFTLow is better

195 ms+59%

Speed

High is better

72 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

118 tok/s+64%

In $

Low is better

$10/1M

In $Low is better

$2/1M+400%

Out $

Low is better

$50/1M

Out $Low is better

$6/1M+733%

Context

High is better

+100%1M

ContextHigh is better

500k

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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 85% with Grok 4.6

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Claude Opus 5$1,100.00 / mo

In: $350.00Out: $750.00

Grok 4.6$160.00 / mo

In: $70.00Out: $90.00

Estimated Cost Delta

Grok 4.6 is estimated to save $940.00/month ($11,280/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Claude Opus 5:Pick Claude Opus 5 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Grok 4.6:Pick Grok 4.6 when you are optimizing output cost.
3
Grok 4.6:Pick Grok 4.6 when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsClaude Opus 5

Higher SWE-bench (79.2%).

High-volume chatGrok 4.6

Lower output list price ($6/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGrok 4.6

Lower TTFT (195 ms).

Long-document RAGClaude Opus 5

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionClaude Opus 5

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Claude Opus 5).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Claude Opus 5	Higher SWE-bench (79.2%).
High-volume chat	Grok 4.6	Lower output list price ($6/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Grok 4.6	Lower TTFT (195 ms).
Long-document RAG	Claude Opus 5	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Claude Opus 5	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Claude Opus 5).

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Anthropic

Claude Opus 5

Elo 1,624

LiveBench74.8%

SWE-bench79.2%

Speed72 tok/s

Output cost$50/1M

xAI

Grok 4.6

Elo 1,592

LiveBench71.4%

SWE-bench69.1%

Speed118 tok/s

Output cost$6/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Claude Opus 5 or Grok 4.6?: Claude Opus 5 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,624). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Claude Opus 5 or Grok 4.6?: Claude Opus 5 leads SWE-bench at 79.2% vs 69.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Grok 4.6 output tokens are $6/1M versus $50/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Claude Opus 5 or Grok 4.6?: Grok 4.6 has the lower time-to-first-token (195 ms vs 310 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Claude Opus 5 accepts 1M tokens versus 500k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Claude Opus 5 and Grok 4.6 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Claude Opus 5 (6)vsGrok 4.6 (4)

Claude Opus 5: 6W (60%)Overall: Claude Opus 5Grok 4.6: 4W (40%)

← Claude Opus 5Grok 4.6 →

Claude Opus 5 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,624vs1,592

Coding Elo

1,618vs1,568

SWE-bench

79.2%vs69.1%

LiveBench

74.8%vs71.4%

GPQA Diamond

87.1%vs84.6%

Claude Opus 5: 5WGrok 4.6: 0W

Grok 4.6 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

72 tok/svs118 tok/s

Time to first token

310 msvs195 ms

Claude Opus 5: 0WGrok 4.6: 2W

Grok 4.6 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$50/1Mvs$6/1M

Input price

$10/1Mvs$2/1M

Context window

1Mvs500k

Claude Opus 5: 1WGrok 4.6: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsClaude Opus 5

Higher SWE-bench (79.2%).

High-volume chatGrok 4.6

Lower output list price ($6/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGrok 4.6

Lower TTFT (195 ms).

Long-document RAGClaude Opus 5

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionClaude Opus 5

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Claude Opus 5).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Claude Opus 5	Higher SWE-bench (79.2%).
High-volume chat	Grok 4.6	Lower output list price ($6/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Grok 4.6	Lower TTFT (195 ms).
Long-document RAG	Claude Opus 5	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Claude Opus 5	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Claude Opus 5).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Claude Opus 5 or Grok 4.6?

Claude Opus 5 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,624). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Claude Opus 5 or Grok 4.6?

Claude Opus 5 leads SWE-bench at 79.2% vs 69.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Grok 4.6 output tokens are $6/1M versus $50/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Claude Opus 5 or Grok 4.6?

Grok 4.6 has the lower time-to-first-token (195 ms vs 310 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

Claude Opus 5 accepts 1M tokens versus 500k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Claude Opus 5 and Grok 4.6 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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