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Claude Sonnet 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 Sonnet 5

Mid-tier

Grok Build 0.1

Fast / Budget
Input $/MTok
$2.00
$1.00
Output $/MTok
$10.00
$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
68
vs
54
Code Review
96
vs
0
Summarization
64
vs
63
Q&A
89
vs
0
Extraction
70
vs
71
Reasoning
89
vs
76
Classification
86
vs
0
Creative Writing
62
vs
73
Claude Sonnet 5
Grok Build 0.1

Guidance

When to use Claude Sonnet 5 vs Grok Build 0.1

Choose Claude Sonnet 5 when...

  • -You need strong reasoning (confidence 89 vs 76)
  • -You need strong code generation (confidence 68 vs 54)
  • -You need strong summarization (confidence 64 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 62)
  • -You need strong extraction (confidence 71 vs 70)
  • -Cost matters: 50% cheaper on input tokens

At scale

Cost at scale

Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Claude Sonnet 5
Grok Build 0.1
100K tokens
$0.44
$0.13Cheaper
1M tokens
$4.40
$2.60Cheaper
10M tokens
$44.00
$26.00Cheaper

FAQ

When should I use Claude Sonnet 5 instead of Grok Build 0.1?

Claude Sonnet 5 outperforms Grok Build 0.1 for Code Generation, Summarization, Reasoning. It costs $2.00/$10.00 per million tokens (input/output).

Is Grok Build 0.1 cheaper than Claude Sonnet 5?

Yes. Grok Build 0.1 input costs $1.00/MTok vs $2.00/MTok for Claude Sonnet 5, saving 50% on input.

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

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

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