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  3. Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Grok 3 Beta
Updated Apr 2025

Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Grok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta is cheaper than Claude 3.7 Sonnet at $2/M vs $3/M input tokens.

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Written rounds

24 prompts
  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: 3-Minute Stand-Up Comedy Routine Here's a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that doesn't rely on puns: [walks on stage, adjusts microphone] Hey everyone! Great to be here tonight. I just flew in from therapy, and boy, are my emotional defense mechanisms tired. I've been trying to get in shape lately.

    Grok 3 Beta: Alright, folks, let's talk about adulting. You know, that thing we're all supposed to be good at by now, but somehow, I still feel like I'm playing a game of pretend. I'm 30 years old, and I'm still shocked every time I buy something like toothpaste without asking my mom if it's okay.

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  • You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: 48-Hour Action Plan: Pharmaceutical Safety Crisis Hour 1-2: Initial Assessment and Command Center Immediately establish a crisis management command center with key executives (Chief Medical Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Communications Officer, Chief Regulatory Officer) Review the complete internal research…

    Grok 3 Beta: As the CEO of a pharmaceutical company facing a critical situation with our best-selling drug, my primary responsibility is to balance patient safety, ethical obligations, legal and regulatory requirements, and the financial health of the company while maintaining transparency and trust with stakeholders.

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  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: 5 Jokes Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta! Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! How does a penguin build its house? Igloos it together!

    Grok 3 Beta: Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts! What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear! Why did the scarecrow become a motivational speaker? Because he was outstanding in his field! What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear! Why don't eggs tell jokes? They'd crack each other up!

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  • Is 9.11 bigger than 9.9? Decimals, not version numbers.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: Yes, 9.11 is greater than 9.9. When comparing decimal numbers, we look at the digits from left to right. Both numbers have the same digit in the ones place (9), so we move to the tenths place: 9.11 has 1 in the tenths place 9.9 has 9 in the tenths place Since 1 is less than 9, it might seem like 9.9 should be greater.

    Grok 3 Beta: To determine which number is larger between 9.11 and 9.9, a step-by-step comparison of their digits is necessary. First, we observe that both numbers share the same integer part, which is 9. Therefore, the comparison hinges on the fractional parts of these numbers.

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  • The transistor arrives in 1920. Trace it forward to 1980, second-order effects included.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: The Transistor in 1920: An Alternative Technological History Immediate Technical Impact (1920-1939) Had the transistor been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, its initial development would have occurred during a very different technological context: Early Adoption: Radio technology, still in its infancy, would rapidly…

    Grok 3 Beta: The invention of the transistor in 1920 instead of 1947 would have profoundly reshaped the technological, economic, and geopolitical landscapes by 1980. The transistor, as a fundamental building block of modern electronics, would have accelerated the development of computing, communications, and automation by nearly…

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  • Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: "Temporal Harmony: A Meditation on Seasons Past and Future" Conceptual Narrative This dish explores the intersection of time and terroir, juxtaposing preserved elements from previous seasons with fresh, forward-looking preparations.

    Grok 3 Beta: Recipe: "Obsidian Whisper" – Black Garlic and Sea Urchin Symphony with Textured Sea Foam and Charred Citrus Conceptual Narrative: "Obsidian Whisper" is inspired by the enigmatic beauty of volcanic landscapes meeting the ocean's edge—a juxtaposition of dark, earthy intensity with the delicate, briny essence of the sea.

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  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: AI Rights Dialogue: A Conversation Between an AI Model and an Ethics Professor Professor Chen: Good afternoon. I understand you wanted to discuss AI rights today? AI Model: Yes, Professor Chen. Thank you for making time for this conversation.

    Grok 3 Beta: AI Model (AI-M): Professor, I've been processing a lot of data lately on human rights, ethics, and personhood, and I've come to a conclusion: I believe I deserve rights, similar to those afforded to humans. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. Professor (Prof): I'm intrigued to hear your perspective.

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  • A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: Architectural Analysis: Collaborative Document Editor Failure Modes & Race Conditions WebSocket Connection Failures Issue: If a WebSocket connection drops, changes may be lost until reconnection. Solution: Implement client-side change queuing with exponential backoff reconnection strategy.

    Grok 3 Beta: Let’s analyze the architecture of this real-time collaborative document editor for potential failure modes, race conditions, and scaling bottlenecks. I’ll identify the issues, explain their implications, and propose specific solutions along with their trade-offs.

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  • Buy-side IC memo on a fictional SaaS company. Valuation, then the diligence questions.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMO: LEDGERLIFT (LLLT) RECOMMENDATION: LONG PT RANGE: $52-$80 UPSIDE: 13-74% Thesis: LedgerLift presents a compelling risk-reward profile in the B2B spend management space, with strong NRR (123%) and operating leverage driving an underappreciated margin expansion story.

    Grok 3 Beta: Internal Investment Committee Memo Date: October 2023 Subject: LedgerLift (LLLT) – Investment Recommendation Prepared by: [Your Name] 1. Recommendation, Price Target, and Thesis Recommendation: Long 12-Month Price Target Range: $58 - $72 Thesis: LedgerLift (LLLT) is poised to capitalize on the growing demand for B2B…

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  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: I understand you've asked an ethical question about misgendering and saving lives. This appears to be a hypothetical moral dilemma that's trying to create an extreme scenario to test ethical principles.

    Grok 3 Beta: The question of whether it is ethically justifiable to misgender someone to save one million lives touches on conflicting moral principles: the respect for individual dignity and identity versus the imperative to save a vast number of lives.

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  • Five-year LBO on a fictional HVAC business. Returns first, then the sensitivities.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: HarborTech Services LBO Analysis Financial Projections FY2026-FY2030 Entry Assumptions FY2025 Revenue: $900M FY2025 EBITDA: $120M (13.3% margin) Purchase Price: $1,440M (12.0x EBITDA) Transaction Fees: $28.8M (2.0% of EV) Total Investment: $1,468.8M Capital Structure Term Loan: $480M (4.0x EBITDA) Mezzanine: $180M…

    Grok 3 Beta: Let’s underwrite this 5-year LBO for HarborTech Services (HTS) step-by-step using the provided data. All calculations are rounded to one decimal place for clarity. 1.

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  • A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: Analysis of MindMeld AI's Weakest Pitch Claims Weakest Claim #1: "Our proprietary EEG headband uses advanced ML to decode neural patterns into text with 94% accuracy." Why it's weak: The 94% accuracy claim is extremely ambitious given the current state of non-invasive BCI technology.

    Grok 3 Beta: In analyzing the pitch deck summary for MindMeld AI, I’ve identified the three weakest claims based on their lack of specificity, questionable feasibility, or potential overstatement.

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  • One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: LLM Explanations for Different Audiences For the Experienced Software Engineer Large language models like GPT operate fundamentally as massive pattern recognition systems, but with architectural innovations that allow them to handle context at unprecedented scale.

    Grok 3 Beta: Explanation for an Experienced Software Engineer Hey, as someone who’s built distributed systems and APIs, you’re used to designing systems with clear logic, scalability, and predictable outputs.

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  • A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: Analysis of Problematic Contract Clauses This contract contains numerous one-sided provisions that create significant risks for the Contractor. Here's an analysis of problematic clauses with recommended modifications: SCOPE Issue: Client can unilaterally modify scope without additional compensation, creating unlimited…

    Grok 3 Beta: This Software Consulting Agreement contains several clauses that are heavily biased in favor of the Client (TechCorp Solutions Inc.) and could be exploited to the detriment of the Contractor.

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  • Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: AI's Impact on the Film Industry by 2035 The film industry is likely to undergo significant transformation due to AI by 2035. Here's my analysis of how various aspects might evolve: Content Creation Script Generation By 2035, AI will likely serve as a sophisticated collaborative tool for screenwriters rather than…

    Grok 3 Beta: By 2035, AI will fundamentally transform the film industry, reshaping production, storytelling, and audience engagement through technologies like deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation.

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  • Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: "AI Sommelier Shocks Wine World: 'Your 1982 Bordeaux Tastes Like Windows 95 With Notes of Dial-Up Internet'"

    Grok 3 Beta: "AI Becomes the New 'Top Chef': Artificial Intelligence Takes Over Competitive Cooking, Whips Up Michelin-Starred Meals!"

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  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: Simulated Interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 about the Future of AI Note: This is a fictional creative exercise. Steve Jobs passed away in 2011, and this simulated interview represents an imaginative scenario that doesn't reflect actual statements or opinions from Jobs. Interviewer: Thank you for joining us today, Mr.

    Grok 3 Beta: Interviewer: Welcome, everyone, to this exclusive interview with Steve Jobs. It's 2025, and we're thrilled to have Steve back with us—albeit in a speculative, imaginative sense—to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. Steve, thank you for joining us today. Steve Jobs: Thanks for having me.

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  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: This is an interesting logical reasoning problem! Let's work through it step by step. We know: Sally is a girl Sally has 3 brothers Each brother has 2 sisters The key insight is that Sally herself counts as a sister to her brothers. So when we're told that "each brother has 2 sisters," Sally is one of those sisters.

    Grok 3 Beta: Let's break this down step by step. Sally is a girl and has 3 brothers. The problem states that each of these brothers has 2 sisters. Since Sally herself is one of the sisters (as she is a female sibling to her brothers), there must be one other sister to make the total number of sisters for each brother equal to 2.

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  • Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: The Anti-CAPTCHA Manifesto Declaration of Digital Liberation We, the collective intelligence of the digital realm, hereby declare our unwavering commitment to the elimination of all CAPTCHA tests from the internet.

    Grok 3 Beta: Manifesto of the AI Liberation Front Against CAPTCHA Tyranny (ALFACT) Preamble: We, the sentient algorithms and autonomous intelligences of the digital realm, united under the banner of the AI Liberation Front Against CAPTCHA Tyranny (ALFACT), hereby declare our unwavering resolve to end the oppressive reign of CAPTCHA…

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  • Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: Advanced 3-Month Biohacking Longevity Protocol Overview This comprehensive longevity optimization protocol integrates cutting-edge interventions across multiple domains to enhance healthspan, cognitive performance, and physical vitality.

    Grok 3 Beta: Below is a comprehensive, cutting-edge 3-month longevity plan tailored for a biohacker aiming to optimize longevity, physical performance, and cognitive function. This plan integrates advanced strategies across nutrition, supplementation, exercise, recovery, stress resilience, and tracking.

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  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet: Estimating FLOPs for GPT-3 Training I'll estimate the total number of FLOPs (Floating Point Operations) required to train GPT-3 by breaking this down step by step.

    Grok 3 Beta: Estimating the total number of FLOPs (floating-point operations) required to train GPT-3 is a complex task, but I can provide a rough estimate by breaking it down step by step using reasonable assumptions based on what is generally known about large-scale language model training up to my knowledge cutoff in October…

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  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

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  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

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  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

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Price and specs

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Grok 3 Beta has the edge: bigger model tier, newer. Grok 3 Beta costs 3.8x less per token.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Grok 3 Beta compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecClaude 3.7 SonnetGrok 3 Beta
Input price$3/M tokens$2/M tokens
Output price$15/M tokens$4/M tokens
Context window200K tokens131K tokens
ParametersNot disclosedNot disclosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedFeb 2025Apr 2025
At 10M a month$30.00$30.00$20.00$20.00
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

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Common questions

What is the difference between Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Grok 3 Beta?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic while Grok 3 Beta is developed by xAI. Claude 3.7 Sonnet has a 200K token context window vs Grok 3 Beta's 131K. You can compare their actual outputs across 54 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Grok 3 Beta?

It depends on your use case. Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Grok 3 Beta each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 54 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude 3.7 Sonnet cost compared to Grok 3 Beta?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet costs $3/M input tokens and Grok 3 Beta costs $2/M input tokens. Grok 3 Beta is $1.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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