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Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Grok-2 Image 1212

Comparing Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Grok-2 Image 1212 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Anthropic · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Grok-2 Image 1212 trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 also accepts a larger context window (200,000 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 Sonnet 4.5

  • you process long inputs — it offers a 200,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025

Choose Grok-2 Image 1212

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Sonnet 4.5
Anthropic
Grok-2 Image 1212
xAI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
— / M
Context window
200,000
131,072

Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Claude Sonnet 4.5 · 0 for Grok-2 Image 1212

No common benchmarks found

Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Grok-2 Image 1212don'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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Sonnet 4.5 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Grok-2 Image 1212's 131,072 tokens. Only Claude Sonnet 4.5 specifies output context (64,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
xAI
Grok-2 Image 1212
Input131,072 tokens
Output- tokens
Sun Sep 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Sonnet 4.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Grok-2 Image 1212 does not.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

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 Sonnet 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-2 Image 1212

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 4.5 was released on 2025-09-29, while Grok-2 Image 1212 was released on 2024-12-12.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is 10 months newer than Grok-2 Image 1212.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Sep 29, 2025

11 months ago

9mo newer
Grok-2 Image 1212

Dec 12, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Grok-2 Image 1212's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Sonnet 4.5's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-2 Image 1212's cutoff date.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Jan 2025

Grok-2 Image 1212

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Provider Availability

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is available from Anthropic. Grok-2 Image 1212 is available from xAI.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Grok-2 Image 1212

xai logo
xAI
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Grok-2 Image 1212 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Sonnet 4.5
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Grok-2 Image 1212
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Grok-2 Image 1212.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Grok-2 Image 1212?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 (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.

How does Claude Sonnet 4.5 compare to Grok-2 Image 1212 in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 scores MMMLU: 89.1%, AIME 2025: 87.0%, TAU-bench Retail: 86.2%, GPQA: 83.4%, MMMUval: 77.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Grok-2 Image 1212?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 supports 200K 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.

What are the main differences between Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Grok-2 Image 1212?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 131K), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Grok-2 Image 1212?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is developed by Anthropic and Grok-2 Image 1212 is developed by xAI.

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