Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4.6 vs Grok-2 Image 1212

Comparing Claude Opus 4.6 and Grok-2 Image 1212 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Claude Opus 4.6 and Grok-2 Image 1212 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

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Input tokens$5.00
Output tokens$25.00
Best providerAnthropic
xAI
Grok-2 Image 1212
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Opus 4.6 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Grok-2 Image 1212's 131,072 tokens. Only Claude Opus 4.6 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
xAI
Grok-2 Image 1212
Input131,072 tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Opus 4.6 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Grok-2 Image 1212 does not.

Claude Opus 4.6 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 4.6

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-2 Image 1212

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 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-2 Image 1212

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.6 was released on 2026-02-05, while Grok-2 Image 1212 was released on 2024-12-12.

Claude Opus 4.6 is 14 months newer than Grok-2 Image 1212.

Claude Opus 4.6

Feb 5, 2026

2 months ago

1.2yr newer
Grok-2 Image 1212

Dec 12, 2024

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude Opus 4.6 is available from Anthropic. Grok-2 Image 1212 is available from xAI.

Claude Opus 4.6

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

Grok-2 Image 1212

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xAI
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
xAI

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
xAI
Grok-2 Image 1212

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.6 vs Grok-2 Image 1212

Claude Opus 4.6 (Anthropic) and Grok-2 Image 1212 (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 4.6 scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.8%, Tau2 Telecom: 99.3%, Graphwalks parents >128k: 95.4%, MRCR v2 (8-needle): 93.0%.
Claude Opus 4.6 supports 1.0M tokens and Grok-2 Image 1212 supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 131K), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude Opus 4.6 is developed by Anthropic and Grok-2 Image 1212 is developed by xAI.