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Grok 3 Beta vs Claude Opus 4: Which Is Better? [2026 Comparison]
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Updated May 22, 2025

Grok 3 Beta vs Claude Opus 4

Compare Grok 3 Beta by xAI against Claude Opus 4 by Anthropic, in 1 community votes, grok 3 beta wins 100% of head-to-head duels, context windows of 131K vs 200K, tested across 34 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.

Which is better, Grok 3 Beta or Claude Opus 4?

Grok 3 Beta is the better choice overall, winning 100% of 1 blind community votes on Rival. Grok 3 Beta costs $2/M input tokens vs $15/M for Claude Opus 4. Context windows: 131K vs 200K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.

Key Differences Between Grok 3 Beta and Claude Opus 4

Grok 3 Beta is made by xai while Claude Opus 4 is from anthropic. Grok 3 Beta has a 131K token context window compared to Claude Opus 4's 200K. On pricing, Grok 3 Beta costs $2/M input tokens vs $15/M for Claude Opus 4. In community voting, In 1 community votes, Grok 3 Beta wins 100% of head-to-head duels.

In 1 community votes, Grok 3 Beta wins 100% of head-to-head duels. Based on blind community voting from the Rival open dataset of 1+ human preference judgments for this pair.

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Grok 3 BetavsClaude Opus 4

34 fights queued

Grok 3 Beta logo

Why Grok 3 Beta?

15.9x cheaper overall$2.00/M in · $4.00/M out
Claude Opus 4 logo

Why Claude Opus 4?

1.5x more context200K
Grok 3 BetaClaude Opus 4
Input price
$2.00/M
$15.00/M
Output price
$4.00/M
$75.00/M
Context
131K
200K
Released
Apr 2025
May 2025

Favorites

Grok 3 BetaClaude Opus 4
Movie
The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

19948.7
Arrival

Arrival

20167.6
Album
Thriller

Thriller

Michael Jackson
The Dark Side of the Moon

The Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd
Book
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell
Cien años de soledad

Cien años de soledad

Gabriel García Márquez
City
Tokyo

Tokyo

Japan
Istanbul

Istanbul

Turkey
Game
Minecraft

Minecraft

Action, Arcade4.4
Portal 2

Portal 2

Shooter, Puzzle4.6
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01

Logic Puzzlereasoning

Tests an AI's ability to solve a simple but potentially confusing logic puzzle

Grok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta

Xai · Apr 2025text
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025text
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
2 / 34
02

Stochastic Consistency Testanalysis

Tests an AI's randomness and creativity

Grok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta

Xai · Apr 2025text
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025text
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
3 / 34
03

SVG Layout Challengeimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to generate vector graphics

Grok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta

Xai · Apr 2025svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
4 / 34
04

Xbox Controller SVG Artimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to create detailed SVG illustrations of gaming hardware

Grok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta

Xai · Apr 2025svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
5 / 34
05

Generate a Stand-Up Routineconversation

Tests an AI's humor and creative writing ability

Grok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta

Xai · Apr 2025text
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025text
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
6 / 34
06

Pokémon Battle UI Recreationweb design

Recreate an interactive, nostalgic Pokémon battle UI in a single HTML file.

Grok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta

Xai · Apr 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
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7 / 34
07

Three.js 3D Gameweb design

Create a 3D building and driving game in a single self-contained HTML file using Three.js. Tests an AI's ability to combine 3D graphics, game logic, and UI interactions on the web.

Grok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta

Xai · Apr 2025html
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025html
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
8 / 34
08

Mario Level UI Recreationweb design

Recreate an interactive, classic Mario level in a single HTML file.

Grok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta

Xai · Apr 2025website
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
Try this prompt
Vote
9 / 34
09

Linear App Cloneweb design

Tests an AI's ability to replicate an existing UI with Tailwind CSS

Grok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta

Xai · Apr 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
10 / 34
10

Interactive Catan Boardweb design

Tests an AI's ability to create interactive web elements

Grok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta

Xai · Apr 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
11 / 34
11

World Map SVGimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to create a detailed world map in SVG format

Grok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta

Xai · Apr 2025svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
12 / 34
12

Random Tailwind Webappweb design

Generate a single-page, self-contained HTML webapp using Tailwind CSS for a randomly chosen category/industry/niche.

Grok 3 Beta

Grok 3 Beta

Xai · Apr 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote

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Our Verdict
Grok 3 Beta
Grok 3 BetaWinner
Claude Opus 4
Claude Opus 4Runner-up

Pick Grok 3 Beta. In 1 blind votes, Grok 3 Beta wins 100% of the time. That's not luck.

Grok 3 Beta is 19x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.

Clear winner
Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
86%

Claude Opus 4 uses 11.2x more emoji

Grok 3 Beta
Claude Opus 4
48%Vocabulary64%
19wSentence Length62w
0.67Hedging0.52
3.1Bold4.4
5.5Lists9.1
0.00Emoji0.11
0.52Headings1.87
0.28Transitions0.27
Based on 23 + 16 text responses
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