Compare/Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4

Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)vsGrok 4

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

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Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)

Input
$3/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
47 tok/s
TTFT
1.00s
xAI

Grok 4

Input
$3/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
47 tok/s
TTFT
8.38s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Grok 4
Lower Latency
Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (0-12)
Grok 4

Pricing Comparison

MetricClaude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)Grok 4
Input ($/M tokens)$3$3
Output ($/M tokens)$15$15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)$4.50
Grok 4$4.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)
47 tok/s
Grok 4
47 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)
1.00s
Grok 4
8.38s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
33.041.5
Coding Index
30.640.5
Math Index
38.092.7
GPQA Diamond
68.3%87.7%
MMLU-Pro
83.7%86.6%
LiveCodeBench
44.9%81.9%
AIME 2025
38.0%92.7%
MATH-500
93.4%99.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.0%23.9%
SciCode
37.3%45.7%
IFBench
45.4%53.7%
TerminalBench
27.3%37.9%
Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)0 wins
12 winsGrok 4

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) or Grok 4?

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

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Grok 4 wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Grok 4 generates tokens faster at 47 tok/s vs 47 tok/s. Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.00s vs 8.38s).

When should I use Claude 4 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Grok 4 for stronger benchmark performance, and Grok 4 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.