Claude Opus 4.8 vs Grok 4.3 API Price Comparison

Prices updated: ·29 quotes

As of : At official rates, Claude Opus 4.8 is $5.0000/1M input tokens and Grok 4.3 is $1.2500 — Grok 4.3 is ~75% cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8. Via relay providers, the lowest Claude Opus 4.8 rate is $0.1379 (dddAI) and Grok 4.3 is $0.1724 (PoloAPI). Context windows: Claude Opus 4.8 1024K, Grok 4.3 1024K. Claude Opus 4.8 and Grok 4.3 support image input. 29 provider quotes tracked (Claude Opus 4.8: 21, Grok 4.3: 8), updated daily.
Claude Opus 4.8Frontier
Official
$5.0000
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.1379
/ 1M tokens
21 providers · 1024K Context · 👁 Vision
Grok 4.3Frontier
Official
$1.2500
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.1724
/ 1M tokens
8 providers · 1024K Context · 👁 Vision
At official prices, Grok 4.3 is ~75% cheaper. At the best relay price, Claude Opus 4.8 is ~20% cheaper.

Price Comparison

Claude Opus 4.8Grok 4.3
Official input / 1M tokens$5.0000$1.2500
Official output / 1M tokens$25.0000$2.5000
Cheapest input / 1M tokens$0.1379$0.1724
Cheapest output / 1M tokens$0.6897$0.3448
providers218
Context1024K1024K
Vision

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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ProAI APIRelay🇨🇳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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IKunCodeRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.6897
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Grok 4.3 — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Official
xAI (Grok)Official🌐VisaMCLive
$1.2500
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Relay / Aggregator
PoloAPIRelayLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.1724
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EasyRouterRelayLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.1724
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ProAI APIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.2069
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YunWu AIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信MediumLive
$0.4267
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UiUiAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信VisaMCLive
$0.4276
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OpenRouterRelay🌐VisaMCCrypto👁Live
$1.2500
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.8 or Grok 4.3?

At official price, Grok 4.3 is cheaper by ~75%. At the best relay price, Claude Opus 4.8 with a ~20% difference.

What context window do Claude Opus 4.8 and Grok 4.3 support?

Claude Opus 4.8 has a 1024K token context window; Grok 4.3 has 1024K tokens.

Do Claude Opus 4.8 and Grok 4.3 support image input?

Claude Opus 4.8 supports image input; Grok 4.3 supports image input.

What is the cheapest way to access Claude Opus 4.8 or Grok 4.3?

Claude Opus 4.8's lowest input price is $0.1379/1M tokens (dddAI). Grok 4.3's is $0.1724/1M tokens (PoloAPI). Relay providers typically offer lower prices with different SLA terms.

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