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Claude Opus 5 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 5

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
72
vs
54
Code Review
0
vs
0
Summarization
65
vs
63
Q&A
0
vs
0
Extraction
73
vs
71
Reasoning
91
vs
76
Classification
0
vs
0
Creative Writing
61
vs
73
Claude Opus 5
Grok Build 0.1

Guidance

When to use Claude Opus 5 vs Grok Build 0.1

Choose Claude Opus 5 when...

  • -You need strong reasoning (confidence 91 vs 76)
  • -You need strong extraction (confidence 73 vs 71)
  • -You need strong code generation (confidence 72 vs 54)
  • -You need strong summarization (confidence 65 vs 63)
  • -You need a larger context window (1M vs 256K)

Choose Grok Build 0.1 when...

  • -You need strong creative writing (confidence 73 vs 61)
  • -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 5
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 5 instead of Grok Build 0.1?

Claude Opus 5 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 5?

Yes. Grok Build 0.1 input costs $1.00/MTok vs $5.00/MTok for Claude Opus 5, saving 80% on input.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 5 and Grok Build 0.1?

Claude Opus 5 has a 1M token context window. Grok Build 0.1 has a 256K token context window.

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