Grok 4 vs Claude Opus 4.8 API Price Comparison

Prices updated: ·135 quotes

As of : At official rates, Grok 4 is $1.2500/1M input tokens and Claude Opus 4.8 is $5.0000 — Grok 4 is ~75% cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8. Via relay providers, the lowest Grok 4 rate is $0.0083 (TreeRouter) and Claude Opus 4.8 is $0.1379 (dddAI). Context windows: Grok 4 1024K, Claude Opus 4.8 1024K. Grok 4 and Claude Opus 4.8 support image input. 135 provider quotes tracked (Grok 4: 115, Claude Opus 4.8: 20), updated daily.
Grok 4Frontier
Official
$1.2500
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.0083
/ 1M tokens
115 providers · 1024K Context · 👁 Vision
Claude Opus 4.8Frontier
Official
$5.0000
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.1379
/ 1M tokens
20 providers · 1024K Context · 👁 Vision
At official prices, Grok 4 is ~75% cheaper. At the best relay price, Grok 4 is ~94% cheaper.

Price Comparison

Grok 4Claude Opus 4.8
Official input / 1M tokens$1.2500$5.0000
Official output / 1M tokens$2.5000$25.0000
Cheapest input / 1M tokens$0.0083$0.1379
Cheapest output / 1M tokens$0.0207$0.6897
providers11520
Context1024K1024K
Vision

Grok 4 — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Official
xAI (Grok)Official🌐VisaMCLive
$1.2500
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Relay / Aggregator
TreeRouterRelayLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0083
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RunAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0160
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LaoZhang APIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0276
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PoloAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0276
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ProAI APIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0276
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UiUiAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信VisaMC⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0276
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Claude Opus 4.8 — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Official
AnthropicOfficial🌐VisaMC👁Live
$5.0000
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Relay / Aggregator
dddAIRelayLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.1379
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TreeRouterRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.2069
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RunAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.4138
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EasyRouterRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.6897
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PoloAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.6897
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Token5U APIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.6897
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Grok 4 or Claude Opus 4.8?

At official price, Grok 4 is cheaper by ~75%. At the best relay price, Grok 4 with a ~94% difference.

What context window do Grok 4 and Claude Opus 4.8 support?

Grok 4 has a 1024K token context window; Claude Opus 4.8 has 1024K tokens.

Do Grok 4 and Claude Opus 4.8 support image input?

Grok 4 supports image input; Claude Opus 4.8 supports image input.

What is the cheapest way to access Grok 4 or Claude Opus 4.8?

Grok 4's lowest input price is $0.0083/1M tokens (TreeRouter). Claude Opus 4.8's is $0.1379/1M tokens (dddAI). Relay providers typically offer lower prices with different SLA terms.

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