Is xAI Grok 3 or Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1 cheaper?

xAI Grok 3 is cheaper on output tokens ($15.00 vs $75.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, xAI Grok 3 or Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1?

Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1 has the larger context window (200K tokens).

xAI Grok 3 vs Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1

xAI Grok 3 is cheaper on output tokens, while Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1 offers a larger context window. Choose xAI Grok 3 or Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	xAI Grok 3	Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1
Provider	Helicone	Helicone
Input / 1M tokens	$3.00	$15.00
Output / 1M tokens	$15.00	$75.00
Context window	131K	200K
Parameters	3T	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Jun 2024	Aug 2025

xAI Grok 3 details →Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1 details →

FAQ

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