Anthropic vs xAI Pricing Comparison
Full API pricing breakdown, model lineups, and category coverage.
Decision Guide: Which Provider Should You Choose?
If your priority is pure token cost, xAI has the lower average combined input + output rate in this comparison at about $7.07/1M.
Choose Anthropic when...
- you want model flexibility over lowest average price.
- you want Anthropic's lowest-cost model (Claude 3.5 Haiku) for budget-sensitive traffic.
- your workload fits Anthropic's stronger coverage in flagship, balanced.
Tradeoff: Anthropic is pricier on average than xAI.
Choose xAI when...
- you want lower average token pricing.
- you want xAI's lowest-cost model (Grok 4.1 Fast) for budget-sensitive traffic.
- your workload fits xAI's stronger coverage in reasoning.
Tradeoff: Anthropic has premium models that may offer broader capabilities.
Coverage snapshot: Anthropic supports 3/4 major categories and xAI supports 3/4.
Category Breakdown
| Provider | flagship | reasoning | balanced | efficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| xAI | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
All Models & Pricing
Anthropic
Provider details →| Model | Category | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude 3.5 Haiku | efficient | $0.80/1M | $4.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | efficient | $1.00/1M | $5.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | balanced | $2.00/1M | $10.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | balanced | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | balanced | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude Sonnet 4 | standard | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet | balanced | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude Opus 5 | flagship | $5.00/1M | $25.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Opus 4.7 | flagship | $5.00/1M | $25.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Opus 4.6 | flagship | $5.00/1M | $25.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Opus 4.5 | flagship | $5.00/1M | $25.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | flagship | $10.00/1M | $50.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Mythos 5.1 | flagship | $10.00/1M | $50.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Fable 5 | flagship | $10.00/1M | $50.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Opus 4 | flagship | $15.00/1M | $75.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude Opus 4.1 | flagship | $15.00/1M | $75.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude 3 Opus | flagship | $15.00/1M | $75.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Model | Category | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok 4.1 Fast | efficient | $0.20/1M | $0.50/1M | 2,000,000 |
| Grok 3 Mini | efficient | $0.30/1M | $0.50/1M | 128,000 |
| Grok Code Fast 1 | standard | $0.20/1M | $1.50/1M | 256,000 |
| Grok 4.3 | reasoning | $1.25/1M | $2.50/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Grok 4.20 | reasoning | $1.25/1M | $2.50/1M | 2,000,000 |
| Grok 4.7 | flagship | $2.00/1M | $6.00/1M | 500,000 |
| Grok 4.6 | flagship | $2.00/1M | $6.00/1M | 500,000 |
| Grok 4.5 | flagship | $2.00/1M | $6.00/1M | 500,000 |
| Grok 4 | reasoning | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | 256,000 |
| Grok 3 | flagship | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | 131,072 |
Cross-Provider Model Matchups
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Which provider is cheaper on average, Anthropic or xAI?▼
On average, xAI has lower combined input + output rates. Compare model-specific pricing to match your workload.
What is the cheapest model across Anthropic and xAI?▼
Grok 4.1 Fast (xAI) is the lowest-cost option at $0.20 input and $0.50 output per million tokens.
Which model is the most expensive between these providers?▼
Claude Opus 4 (Anthropic) is the highest-cost model in this comparison at $15.00 input and $75.00 output per million tokens.
Which provider has more models available?▼
Anthropic offers more models in this dataset.