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Claude Opus 4.8 vs Grok Build 0.1

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

Pricing

Side-by-side pricing

Claude Opus 4.8

Flagship

Grok Build 0.1

Fast / Budget
Input $/MTok
$5.00
$1.00
Output $/MTok
$25.00
$2.00
Cache discount
90% off
80% off
Context
1M
256K

Quality

Task confidence comparison

Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
63
vs
54
Code Review
94
vs
0
Summarization
69
vs
63
Q&A
85
vs
0
Extraction
73
vs
71
Reasoning
89
vs
76
Classification
80
vs
0
Creative Writing
81
vs
73
Claude Opus 4.8
Grok Build 0.1

Guidance

When to use Claude Opus 4.8 vs Grok Build 0.1

Choose Claude Opus 4.8 when...

  • -You need strong reasoning (confidence 89 vs 76)
  • -You need strong creative writing (confidence 81 vs 73)
  • -You need strong extraction (confidence 73 vs 71)
  • -You need strong summarization (confidence 69 vs 63)
  • -You need a larger context window (1M vs 256K)

Choose Grok Build 0.1 when...

  • -Cost matters: 80% cheaper on input tokens

At scale

Cost at scale

Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Claude Opus 4.8
Grok Build 0.1
100K tokens
$1.10
$0.13Cheaper
1M tokens
$11.00
$2.60Cheaper
10M tokens
$110.00
$26.00Cheaper

FAQ

When should I use Claude Opus 4.8 instead of Grok Build 0.1?

Claude Opus 4.8 outperforms Grok Build 0.1 for Code Generation, Summarization, Extraction. It costs $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (input/output).

Is Grok Build 0.1 cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8?

Yes. Grok Build 0.1 input costs $1.00/MTok vs $5.00/MTok for Claude Opus 4.8, saving 80% on input.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4.8 and Grok Build 0.1?

Claude Opus 4.8 has a 1M token context window. Grok Build 0.1 has a 256K token context window.

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