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  5. Claude Opus 4vsGrok 3 Beta
Updated May 2025

Claude Opus 4vsGrok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta is cheaper than Claude Opus 4 at $2/M vs $15/M input tokens.

Claude Opus 4 and Grok 3 Beta compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecClaude Opus 4Grok 3 Beta
Input price$15/M tokens$2/M tokens
Output price$75/M tokens$4/M tokens
Context window200K tokens131K tokens
ParametersNot disclosedNot disclosed
WeightsClosed—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMay 2025Apr 2025
Our Verdict
Claude Opus 4
Claude Opus 4
Grok 3 Beta
Grok 3 BetaRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4 has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Grok 3 Beta costs 19x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude Opus 4
Input
$15.00
Output
$75.00
Grok 3 Beta
Input
$2.00
7.5× cheaper
Output
$4.00
19× cheaper

Grok 3 Beta is cheaper on both: 7.5× input, 19× output.

Where to run it

1 host

Claude Opus 41 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$15.00 in·$75.00 out·200k·100% up
Grok 3 Beta

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
40%

Claude Opus 4 uses 118.4x more emoji

Claude Opus 4
Grok 3 Beta
65%Vocabulary51%
57wSentence Length19w
0.67Hedging0.59
3.8Bold3.1
6.8Lists5.0
1.18Emoji0.00
1.42Headings0.50
0.22Transitions0.28
Based on 27 + 28 text responses
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