Grok 4.7 vs Claude Sonnet 5.5: cost
For a typical support chatbot, Grok 4.7 is about 1.3× cheaper than Claude Sonnet 5.5 ($110 vs $140 per month). Price is only one factor: test both on your own prompts before switching.
| Grok 4.7 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Output /1M | $6.00 | $10.00 |
| Cached input /1M | $0.50 | $0.20 |
| Batch input /1M | — | $1.00 |
| Batch output /1M | — | $5.00 |
| Context | 500,000 | 1,000,000 |
Monthly cost by workload
| Scenario (per month) | Grok 4.7 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Customer support chatbot 1,000 req/day · 1,500 in · 300 out | $110 | $140 |
| RAG over documents 500 req/day · 6,000 in · 400 out | $175 | $191 |
| Agent loop (10 calls/task, 200 tasks) 2,000 req/day · 8,000 in · 500 out | $636 | $655 |
| Batch summarization 10,000 req/day · 3,000 in · 200 out · batch | $2,160 | $1,200 |