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Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Grok 4.3

Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 58.4 to 22.0. Grok 4.3 is 2.6x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 58.4 to 22.0, ranking #2 overall.

On price, Grok 4.3 is roughly 2.6x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

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

Choose Claude Sonnet 5.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 58.4 and ranks #2 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and agents — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Grok 4.3

  • cost matters — it's about 2.6x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Sonnet 5.5
Anthropic
Grok 4.3
xAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
58.4
#2
22.0
#202
Reasoning
57.2
#3
22.5
#193
Agents
43.3
#3
10.1
#141
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$2.00 / M
$1.25 / M
Output price
$10.00 / M
$2.50 / M
Context window
1,000,000
1,000,000

Individual benchmarks

47 reported for Claude Sonnet 5.5 · 1 for Grok 4.3

No common benchmarks found

Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Grok 4.3don'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 4.3 costs less

For input processing, Claude Sonnet 5.5 ($2.00/1M tokens) is 1.6x more expensive than Grok 4.3 ($1.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Sonnet 5.5 ($10.00/1M tokens) is 4.0x more expensive than Grok 4.3 ($2.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Sonnet 5.5 is more expensive than Grok 4.3.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerAnthropic
xAI
Grok 4.3
Input tokens$1.25
Output tokens$2.50
Best providerxAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 1,000,000 tokens. Only Claude Sonnet 5.5 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
xAI
Grok 4.3
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Sonnet 5.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Grok 4.3 does not.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok 4.3

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 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok 4.3

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 5.5 was released on 2026-09-28, while Grok 4.3 was released on 2026-05-06.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is 5 months newer than Grok 4.3.

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Sep 28, 2026

3 weeks ago

4mo newer
Grok 4.3

May 6, 2026

5 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Sonnet 5.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Grok 4.3's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Sonnet 5.5's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok 4.3's cutoff date.

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Jun 2026

Grok 4.3

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Provider Availability

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is available from Anthropic. Grok 4.3 is available from xAI.

Claude Sonnet 5.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

Grok 4.3

xai logo
xAI
Input Price:Input: $1.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Grok 4.3 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Sonnet 5.5
✓ Preferred
Grok 4.3
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Grok 4.3.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or Grok 4.3?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 58.4 to 22.0. Claude Sonnet 5.5 is made by Anthropic and Grok 4.3 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 Sonnet 5.5 compare to Grok 4.3 in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 scores BenchCAD (with Python tool): 96.3%, ArXivMath (with tools): 95.2%, Global-MMLU: 92.1%, MILU: 91.6%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 90.3%. Grok 4.3 scores Finance Agent v2: 37.7%.

Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 cheaper than Grok 4.3?

Grok 4.3 is 1.6x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs $2.00/M input and $10.00/M output via anthropic. Grok 4.3 costs $1.25/M input and $2.50/M output via xai.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Grok 4.3?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and Grok 4.3 supports 1.0M 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 5.5 and Grok 4.3?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (58.4 vs 22.0), input pricing ($2.00 vs $1.25/M), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Grok 4.3?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and Grok 4.3 is developed by xAI.

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