Claude Opus 4.5 vs Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning Comparison

Comparing Claude Opus 4.5 and Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 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-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 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-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.5 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 2.5x more expensive than Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning ($2.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.5 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 4.2x more expensive than Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning ($6.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.5 is more expensive than Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude Opus 4.5

Input tokens$5.00

Output tokens$25.00

Best providerAnthropic

Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning

Input tokens$2.00

Output tokens$6.00

Best providerxAI

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning accepts 2,000,000 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-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning is limited to 30,000 tokens.

Claude Opus 4.5

Input200,000 tokens

Output64,000 tokens

Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning

Input2,000,000 tokens

Output30,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Opus 4.5 and Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 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-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning

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-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.5 was released on 2025-11-24, while Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning was released on 2026-03-09.

Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning is 4 months newer than Claude Opus 4.5.

Claude Opus 4.5

Nov 24, 2025

3 months ago

Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning

Mar 9, 2026

1 weeks ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Opus 4.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-31, while Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning'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-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning's cutoff date.

Claude Opus 4.5

Mar 2025

Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning

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Provider Availability

Claude Opus 4.5 is available from Anthropic. Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning is available from xAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.