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Claude Opus 4.5 vs Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, task quality, and projected cost at higher scale.

Pricing

Side-by-side pricing

Claude Opus 4.5

Flagship

Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning

Mid-tier
Input $/MTok
$5.00
$1.25
Output $/MTok
$25.00
$2.50
Cache discount
90% off
84% off
Context
200K
1,000K

Quality

Task confidence comparison

Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
0
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0
Code Review
0
vs
0
Summarization
0
vs
0
Q&A
0
vs
0
Extraction
0
vs
0
Reasoning
0
vs
0
Classification
0
vs
0
Creative Writing
0
vs
0
Claude Opus 4.5
Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning

Guidance

When to use Claude Opus 4.5 vs Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning

Choose Claude Opus 4.5 when...

  • Similar performance; consider provider preference or ecosystem fit.

Choose Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning when...

  • -Cost matters: 75% cheaper on input tokens
  • -You need a larger context window (1,000K vs 200K)

At scale

Cost at scale

Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Claude Opus 4.5
Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning
100K tokens
$1.10
$0.16Cheaper
1M tokens
$11.00
$3.25Cheaper
10M tokens
$110.00
$32.50Cheaper

FAQ

When should I use Claude Opus 4.5 instead of Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning?

Claude Opus 4.5 and Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning perform similarly across all tracked tasks. Pick based on pricing and provider preference.

Is Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning cheaper than Claude Opus 4.5?

Yes. Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning input costs $1.25/MTok vs $5.00/MTok for Claude Opus 4.5, saving 75% on input.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4.5 and Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning?

Claude Opus 4.5 has a 200K token context window. Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning has a 1,000K token context window.

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