Data points: 72
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and Grok-3, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 2.
Evidence depth
72 data points
Includes 6 benchmark rows, 1 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 15 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs Grok-3claude-opus-4-6-vs-grok-3 | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B Grok-3 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Cheapest input price, First-token latency |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. |
| Developer | Anthropic | No data |
| Context window | 1M tokens | No data |
| Max output | 128K tokens | No data |
| Released | Apr 2026 | No data |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | No data |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | None listed |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | No data |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | No data |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.6 | Grok-3 |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 36.8%#67 |
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 69.3%#80 |
| Input price | $5.00/M#41 | $4.00/M#40 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 5.1%#86 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#47 | $20.00/M#46 |
| Blended price | $10.00/M#68 | $8.00/M#67 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Grok-3 |
|---|---|---|
RenRen APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | Grok-3 grok-3 No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Grok-3 |
|---|---|---|
鲨鱼魔法25 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Grok-3 speed / latency 39 tok/s / 2642ms input / output No data |
GOU API10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 51 tok/s / 9040ms input / output No data | Grok-3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
N1N5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 2559ms input / output No data | Grok-3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Undy API5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Grok-3 speed / latency 19 tok/s / 4518ms input / output No data |
哈基米API站5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 113 tok/s / 2192ms input / output No data | Grok-3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $9.25/M / $46.23/M | Grok-3 grok-3 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0014/M / $0.0014/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 c/claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.0017/M / $0.0017/M | Grok-3 grok-3 speed / latency No data input / output $3.00/M / $15.00/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $5.00/M / $25.00/M | Grok-3 grok-3 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0080/M / $0.0080/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Grok-3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | Grok-3 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Grok-3 Grok-3 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, First-token latency. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 72 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
