Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4.5 vs Grok-4.1 Thinking

Comparing Claude Opus 4.5 and Grok-4.1 Thinking across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Claude Opus 4.5 and Grok-4.1 Thinking 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

Grok-4.1 Thinking costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.5 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Grok-4.1 Thinking ($3.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.5 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Grok-4.1 Thinking ($15.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.5 is more expensive than Grok-4.1 Thinking.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
Input tokens$5.00
Output tokens$25.00
Best providerAnthropic
xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerxAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Grok-4.1 Thinking accepts 256,000 input tokens compared to Claude Opus 4.5's 200,000 tokens. Claude Opus 4.5 can generate longer responses up to 64,000 tokens, while Grok-4.1 Thinking is limited to 8,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking
Input256,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Opus 4.5 and Grok-4.1 Thinking support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude Opus 4.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-4.1 Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude Opus 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-4.1 Thinking

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.5 was released on 2025-11-24, while Grok-4.1 Thinking was released on 2025-11-17.

Claude Opus 4.5 is 0 month newer than Grok-4.1 Thinking.

Claude Opus 4.5

Nov 24, 2025

4 months ago

1w newer
Grok-4.1 Thinking

Nov 17, 2025

4 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Opus 4.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-31, while Grok-4.1 Thinking's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Opus 4.5's training data extends to 2025-03-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-4.1 Thinking's cutoff date.

Claude Opus 4.5

Mar 2025

Grok-4.1 Thinking

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Provider Availability

Claude Opus 4.5 is available from Anthropic. Grok-4.1 Thinking is available from xAI.

Claude Opus 4.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $5.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $25.00/1M

Grok-4.1 Thinking

xai logo
xAI
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
xAI
Larger context window (256,000 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.5 vs Grok-4.1 Thinking

Claude Opus 4.5 (Anthropic) and Grok-4.1 Thinking (xAI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Claude Opus 4.5 scores Tau2 Telecom: 98.2%, MMMLU: 90.8%, Tau2 Retail: 88.9%, GPQA: 87.0%, SWE-Bench Verified: 80.9%. Grok-4.1 Thinking scores Creative Writing v3: 86.1%, WMDP: 84.0%, EQ-Bench: 79.3%, ProtocolQA: 79.0%, LMArena Text Leaderboard: 74.2%.
Grok-4.1 Thinking is 1.7x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 4.5 costs $5.00/M input and $25.00/M output via anthropic. Grok-4.1 Thinking costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via xai.
Claude Opus 4.5 supports 200K tokens and Grok-4.1 Thinking supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 256K), input pricing ($5.00 vs $3.00/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude Opus 4.5 is developed by Anthropic and Grok-4.1 Thinking is developed by xAI.