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Updated Feb 2026

Claude Opus 4.6vsGrok 3 Mini Beta

Grok 3 Mini Beta is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.6 at $0.4/M vs $5/M input tokens.

Claude Opus 4.6 and Grok 3 Mini Beta compared across 13 shared prompts
SpecClaude Opus 4.6Grok 3 Mini Beta
Input price$5/M tokens$0.4/M tokens
Output price$25/M tokens$0.8/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens131K tokens
WeightsClosed—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedFeb 2026Apr 2025
Our Verdict
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Grok 3 Mini BetaRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.6 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Grok 3 Mini Beta costs 31x less per token.

Slight edge

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude Opus 4.6
Input
$5.00
Output
$25.00
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Input
$0.40
13× cheaper
Output
$0.80
31× cheaper

Grok 3 Mini Beta is cheaper on both: 13× input, 31× output.

Where to run it

4 hosts

Claude Opus 4.64 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Amazon Bedrock$5.00 in·$25.00 out·1M·99.9% upAzure AI Foundry$5.00 in·$25.00 out·1M·100% upAnthropic$5.00 in·$25.00 out·1M·100% upGoogle Vertex AI$5.00 in·$25.00 out·1M·100% up
Grok 3 Mini Beta

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 20 Sep 2026.

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FAQ

Common questions

Claude Opus 4.6 is developed by Anthropic while Grok 3 Mini Beta is developed by xAI. Claude Opus 4.6 has a 1.0M token context window vs Grok 3 Mini Beta's 131K. You can compare their actual outputs across 13 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Claude Opus 4.6 and Grok 3 Mini Beta each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 13 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Claude Opus 4.6 costs $5/M input tokens and Grok 3 Mini Beta costs $0.4/M input tokens. Grok 3 Mini Beta is $4.60/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Opus 4.6 and Grok 3 Mini Beta across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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