Grok 3 Mini Beta vs Claude 3 Opus

Compare Grok 3 Mini Beta by xAI against Claude 3 Opus by Anthropic, context windows of 131K vs 200K, tested across 5 shared challenges. Updated March 2026.

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

Grok 3 Mini Beta and Claude 3 Opus are both competitive models. Grok 3 Mini Beta costs $0.4/M input tokens vs $15/M for Claude 3 Opus. Context windows: 131K vs 200K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.

Key Differences Between Grok 3 Mini Beta and Claude 3 Opus

Grok 3 Mini Beta is made by xai while Claude 3 Opus is from anthropic. Grok 3 Mini Beta has a 131K token context window compared to Claude 3 Opus's 200K. On pricing, Grok 3 Mini Beta costs $0.4/M input tokens vs $15/M for Claude 3 Opus.

Our Verdict
Claude 3 Opus
Claude 3 Opus
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Grok 3 Mini BetaRunner-up

No community votes yet. On paper, Claude 3 Opus has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window.

Grok 3 Mini Beta is 94x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.

Too close to call
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