Compare/Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) vs Grok 3

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)vsGrok 3

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)

Input
$3/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
TTFT
xAI

Grok 3

Input
$3/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
70 tok/s
TTFT
0.33s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Grok 3
Lower Latency
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)
Benchmarks (1-11)
Grok 3

Pricing Comparison

MetricClaude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)Grok 3
Input ($/M tokens)$3$3
Output ($/M tokens)$15$15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)$4.50
Grok 3$4.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)
Grok 3
70 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)
Grok 3
0.33s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.925.2
Coding Index
30.219.8
Math Index
58.0
GPQA Diamond
59.9%69.3%
MMLU-Pro
77.2%79.9%
LiveCodeBench
38.1%42.5%
AIME 2025
58.0%
MATH-500
77.1%87.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.9%5.1%
SciCode
36.6%36.8%
IFBench
46.9%
TerminalBench
11.4%
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)1 wins
11 winsGrok 3

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) or Grok 3?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Grok 3 wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Grok 3 generates tokens faster at 70 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.33s).

When should I use Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) vs Grok 3?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Grok 3 for stronger benchmark performance, and Grok 3 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.