Claude 3 Sonnet vs Grok-4.1 Comparison
Comparing Claude 3 Sonnet and Grok-4.1 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Claude 3 Sonnet and Grok-4.1 don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Claude 3 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) costs the same as Grok-4.1 ($3.00/1M tokens).
For output processing, Claude 3 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) costs the same as Grok-4.1 ($15.00/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Claude 3 Sonnet and Grok-4.1 cost the same.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Grok-4.1 accepts 256,000 input tokens compared to Claude 3 Sonnet's 200,000 tokens. Claude 3 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Grok-4.1 is limited to 8,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both Claude 3 Sonnet and Grok-4.1 support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Claude 3 Sonnet
Grok-4.1
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude 3 Sonnet was released on 2024-02-29, while Grok-4.1 was released on 2025-11-17.
Grok-4.1 is 21 months newer than Claude 3 Sonnet.
Feb 29, 2024
2.0 years ago
Nov 17, 2025
3 months ago
1.7yr newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
Claude 3 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Grok-4.1 is available from xAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
Claude 3 Sonnet
Grok-4.1
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Claude 3 Sonnet
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Detailed Comparison
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