Grok and more
xAI
from $0.275 / 1M
9 models · typical $1.56 · top 94.0% GPQA, high reasoning
Developer head to head · prices updated Oct 31, 2026
xAI vs Anthropic
Grok vs Claude: every model's API price, compared
Anthropic starts cheaper ($0.20 vs $0.275 per 1M tokens); xAI's typical model costs less ($1.56 vs $7.00); Anthropic has the more accurate top model (95.6% vs 94.0% GPQA).
Claude and more
Anthropic
from $0.20 / 1M
20 models · typical $7.00 · top 95.6% GPQA, max reasoning
- Cheaper entry modelAnthropic
- More accurate top modelAnthropic
- Cheaper 85%+ GPQA modelAnthropic
- More modelsAnthropic
The matchups that matter
| xAI | Anthropic | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest model | Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-Reasoning) $0.275 via Google Cloud Vertex AI | Claude Haiku 5.5 $0.20 via Anthropic · 89.6% GPQA, max reasoning |
| Most accurate (GPQA) | Grok 4.6 $3.00 via xAI · 94.0% GPQA, high reasoning | Claude Sonnet 5.5 $4.00 via Anthropic · 95.6% GPQA, max reasoning |
| Cheapest with 85%+ GPQA | Grok 4.3 $1.56 via xAI · 88.8% GPQA, high reasoning | Claude Haiku 5.5 $0.20 via Anthropic · 89.6% GPQA, max reasoning |
| Typical model price | $1.56 | $7.00 |
| Models we track | 9 | 20 |
Flagships: Grok 4.6 vs Claude Sonnet 5.5Cheapest: Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-Reasoning) vs Claude Haiku 5.5Grok 4.7 vs Claude Opus 5.5
Blended list price per 1M tokens (3 input : 1 output) at each model's cheapest provider; only models at least two providers sell. GPQA Diamond by Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0), best measured reasoning setting.
Every model, cheapest first
xAI
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-Reasoning)$0.275 via Google Cloud Vertex AI
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)$0.275 via Google Cloud Vertex AI
- grok-code-fast-1$0.525 via Microsoft Azure AI Foundry
- Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)$1.56 via xAI
- Grok 4.20 (Reasoning)$1.56 via xAI
- Grok 4.388.8% GPQA, high reasoning$1.56 via xAI
- Grok 4.694.0% GPQA, high reasoning$3.00 via xAI
- Grok 4.792.7% GPQA, xhigh reasoning$3.00 via xAI
- grok-4$6.00 via Microsoft Azure AI Foundry
Anthropic
- Claude Haiku 5.589.6% GPQA, max reasoning$0.20 via Anthropic
- claude-3-5-haiku$1.60 via Amazon Bedrock
- Claude Haiku 4.5$2.00 via Anthropic
- Claude Sonnet 590.5% GPQA, xhigh reasoning$4.00 via Anthropic
- Claude Sonnet 5.595.6% GPQA, max reasoning$4.00 via Anthropic
- Claude Sonnet 4.5$6.00 via Anthropic
- Claude Sonnet 4.683.3% GPQA, high reasoning$6.00 via Anthropic
- claude-3-5-sonnet$6.00 via Amazon Bedrock
- claude-3-7-sonnet$6.00 via Replicate
- claude-4-sonnet$6.00 via Replicate
- Claude Opus 5.590.6% GPQA, max reasoning$8.00 via Anthropic
- Claude Opus 4.5$10.00 via Anthropic
Questions people ask
Is xAI cheaper than Anthropic?
No at the cheap end: Anthropic's cheapest model, Claude Haiku 5.5, starts at $0.20 per 1M tokens, against $0.275 for xAI's Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-Reasoning). The typical (median) model costs $1.56 at xAI and $7.00 at Anthropic.
Which has the more accurate model, xAI or Anthropic?
xAI's most accurate model we track, Grok 4.6, scores 94.0% GPQA, high reasoning (GPQA Diamond, Epoch AI) for $3.00 per 1M tokens; Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5 scores 95.6% GPQA, max reasoning for $4.00.
How many xAI and Anthropic models can I buy through APIs?
We track 9 xAI and 20 Anthropic models that at least two providers sell, with prices from each provider's pricing page.