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Claude Opus 5.5 vs Grok-3 Mini

Claude Opus 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 59.8 to 31.3. Grok-3 Mini is 22.9x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Opus 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.8 to 31.3, ranking #1 overall.

On price, Grok-3 Mini is roughly 22.9x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude Opus 5.5 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Opus 5.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 59.8 and ranks #1 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Grok-3 Mini

  • cost matters — it's about 22.9x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Opus 5.5
Anthropic
Grok-3 Mini
xAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.8
#1
31.3
#115
Reasoning
57.9
#1
30.9
#116
Coding
51.8
#1
18.7
#114
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$4.00 / M
$0.30 / M
Output price
$20.00 / M
$0.50 / M
Context window
1,000,000
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Claude Opus 5.5
Grok-3 Mini
Math
42.5#5
28.3#95
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

31 reported for Claude Opus 5.5 · 4 for Grok-3 Mini

No common benchmarks found

Claude Opus 5.5 and Grok-3 Minidon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Grok-3 Mini costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 5.5 ($4.00/1M tokens) is 13.3x more expensive than Grok-3 Mini ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 5.5 ($20.00/1M tokens) is 40.0x more expensive than Grok-3 Mini ($0.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 5.5 is more expensive than Grok-3 Mini.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5
Input tokens$4.00
Output tokens$20.00
Best providerAnthropic
xAI
Grok-3 Mini
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerxAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Opus 5.5 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Grok-3 Mini's 128,000 tokens. Claude Opus 5.5 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Grok-3 Mini is limited to 8,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
xAI
Grok-3 Mini
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Opus 5.5 and Grok-3 Mini support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Opus 5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-3 Mini

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 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-3 Mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 5.5 was released on 2026-09-22, while Grok-3 Mini was released on 2025-02-17.

Claude Opus 5.5 is 19 months newer than Grok-3 Mini.

Claude Opus 5.5

Sep 22, 2026

0 days ago

1.6yr newer
Grok-3 Mini

Feb 17, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Opus 5.5 has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Grok-3 Mini has a cutoff of 2024-11-17.

Claude Opus 5.5 has more recent training data (up to 2026-06-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Grok-3 Mini (2024-11-17).

Claude Opus 5.5

Jun 2026

1.6 yr newer
Grok-3 Mini

Nov 2024

Provider Availability

Claude Opus 5.5 is available from Anthropic. Grok-3 Mini is available from xAI.

Claude Opus 5.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $4.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $20.00/1M

Grok-3 Mini

xai logo
xAI
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Opus 5.5 and Grok-3 Mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Opus 5.5
✓ Preferred
Grok-3 Mini
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 5.5 vs Grok-3 Mini.

Which is better, Claude Opus 5.5 or Grok-3 Mini?

Claude Opus 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 59.8 to 31.3. Claude Opus 5.5 is made by Anthropic and Grok-3 Mini is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Opus 5.5 compare to Grok-3 Mini in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 5.5 scores BenchCAD (with Python tool): 96.2%, Global-MMLU: 94.3%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 93.9%, MILU: 93.1%, ArXivMath: 91.2%. Grok-3 Mini scores AIME 2024: 95.8%, AIME 2025: 90.8%, GPQA: 84.0%, LiveCodeBench: 80.4%.

Is Claude Opus 5.5 cheaper than Grok-3 Mini?

Grok-3 Mini is 13.3x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 5.5 costs $4.00/M input and $20.00/M output via anthropic. Grok-3 Mini costs $0.30/M input and $0.50/M output via xai.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 5.5 and Grok-3 Mini?

Claude Opus 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and Grok-3 Mini supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Opus 5.5 and Grok-3 Mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.8 vs 31.3), context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($4.00 vs $0.30/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Opus 5.5 and Grok-3 Mini?

Claude Opus 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and Grok-3 Mini is developed by xAI.

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