Claude 3 Haiku vs Grok 4.20 Beta
Compare Claude 3 Haiku by Anthropic against Grok 4.20 Beta by xAI, context windows of 200K vs 2.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Grok 4.20 Beta?
Claude 3 Haiku and Grok 4.20 Beta are both competitive models. Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input tokens vs $2/M for Grok 4.20 Beta. Context windows: 200K vs 2000K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude 3 Haiku and Grok 4.20 Beta
Claude 3 Haiku is made by anthropic while Grok 4.20 Beta is from xai. Claude 3 Haiku has a 200K token context window compared to Grok 4.20 Beta's 2000K. On pricing, Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input tokens vs $2/M for Grok 4.20 Beta.
No community votes yet. On paper, Grok 4.20 Beta has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Claude 3 Haiku is 4.8x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Grok 4.20 Beta uses 61.7x more headings
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