Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude Sonnet 4 leads with 17.8% higher average benchmark score. Claude Sonnet 4 is available on 4 providers. Overall, Claude Sonnet 4 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4 was created as the balanced offering in the Claude 4 family, designed to provide strong intelligence with practical speed and cost efficiency. Built to serve as a versatile workhorse for diverse applications, it balances advanced capabilities with operational considerations for everyday enterprise and consumer use.
xAI
Grok 2 Mini was created as a more efficient variant of Grok 2, designed to provide strong capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to make Grok 2's advancements accessible to applications with tighter resource constraints, it balances performance with practical deployment needs.
9 months newer

Grok-2 mini
xAI
2024-08-13

Claude Sonnet 4
Anthropic
2025-05-22
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Claude Sonnet 4

Grok-2 mini
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude Sonnet 4
Anthropic
Bedrock
ZeroEval

Claude Sonnet 4

Grok-2 mini

Claude Sonnet 4

Grok-2 mini

Grok-2 mini