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Claude Opus 5.5 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 5.5

Flagship

Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning

Mid-tier
Input $/MTok
$4.00
$1.25
Output $/MTok
$20.00
$2.50
Cache discount
95% off
84% off
Context
1,000K
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 5.5
Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning

Guidance

When to use Claude Opus 5.5 vs Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning

Choose Claude Opus 5.5 when...

  • Similar performance; consider provider preference or ecosystem fit.

Choose Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning when...

  • -Cost matters: 69% cheaper on input tokens

At scale

Cost at scale

Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Claude Opus 5.5
Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning
100K tokens
$0.88
$0.16Cheaper
1M tokens
$8.80
$3.25Cheaper
10M tokens
$88.00
$32.50Cheaper

FAQ

When should I use Claude Opus 5.5 instead of Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning?

Claude Opus 5.5 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 5.5?

Yes. Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning input costs $1.25/MTok vs $4.00/MTok for Claude Opus 5.5, saving 69% on input.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 5.5 and Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning?

Claude Opus 5.5 has a 1,000K token context window. Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning has a 1,000K token context window.

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