claude-sonnet-5-5 vs grok-4.6: pricing and capabilities compared
In each model's cheapest group on this site, claude-sonnet-5-5 costs ¥3.2 input and ¥16 output (Claude Lite group) and grok-4.6 costs ¥4 input and ¥12 output (Standard group), per 1M tokens.
claude-sonnet-5-5 is 20% cheaper on input; grok-4.6 is 25% cheaper on output; claude-sonnet-5-5 is 68% cheaper on cache reads.
claude-sonnet-5-5 is offered in 6 groups and grok-4.6 in 4 groups. Groups offering both: Standard and Official · Enterprise; a key in any of them can call either model.
Prices updated Nov 13, 2026, 5:58 PM
At a glance
| Item | claude-sonnet-5-5 | grok-4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Anthropic | xAI |
| Billing | Per token | Per token |
| Cheapest group | Claude Lite | Standard |
| Input ¥ per 1M tokens | ¥3.220% lower | ¥4 |
| Output ¥ per 1M tokens | ¥16 | ¥1225% lower |
| Cache read ¥ per 1M tokens | ¥0.3268% lower | ¥1 |
| Groups | 6 groups | 4 groups |
| Input types | text and images | — |
| Output types | text | — |
| Capability tags | Vision and Reasoning | Multimodal and Reasoning |
| Endpoints | Chat Completions and Claude Messages | Chat Completions |
| Available since | Sep 30, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
Prices are each model's cheapest group, in CNY; the side marked "lower" is cheaper. Data comes from our price list and model catalog; anything not listed shows as —.
Prices in every group
The same model costs different amounts in different groups; a key's group decides its line and its price.
| Group | Input ¥ per 1M tokens | Output ¥ per 1M tokens | Cache read ¥ per 1M tokens |
|---|---|---|---|
| StandardBoth | ¥4 | ¥20 | ¥0.4 |
| Official · EnterpriseBoth | ¥21.9 | ¥109.5 | ¥2.19 |
| Claude Direct | ¥15 | ¥75 | ¥1.5 |
| Claude List Price | ¥24 | ¥120 | ¥2.4 |
| Claude Plus | ¥8 | ¥40 | ¥0.8 |
| Claude LiteCheapest | ¥3.2 | ¥16 | ¥0.32 |
| Group | Input ¥ per 1M tokens | Output ¥ per 1M tokens | Cache read ¥ per 1M tokens |
|---|---|---|---|
| StandardCheapestBoth | ¥4 | ¥12 | ¥1 |
| OpenAI Direct | ¥9 | ¥27 | ¥2.25 |
| OpenAI Direct Plus | ¥12 | ¥36 | ¥3 |
| Official · EnterpriseBoth | ¥21.9 | ¥65.7 | ¥5.48 |
How to choose
These points use each model's cheapest-group prices and catalog data. Before going live, run real requests with a key in your target group and check quality, speed and billing.
- Input-heavy work (questions over long documents, classification, extraction): claude-sonnet-5-5 has the lower input price (¥3.2 vs ¥4 per 1M tokens).
- Output-heavy work (long-form writing, long answers): grok-4.6 has the lower output price (¥12 vs ¥16 per 1M tokens).
- When you resend the same long prefix (a fixed system prompt, the same long document), cached input is billed at the cache-read price: claude-sonnet-5-5 ¥0.32, grok-4.6 ¥1 (per 1M tokens).
- Both support Chat Completions, so requests look the same and switching means changing the model parameter (the key's groups must offer both models).
- To call through Claude Messages: of the two, only claude-sonnet-5-5 supports it on this site.
- If production needs a known request source, use official or cloud groups. claude-sonnet-5-5: Official · Enterprise, Claude Direct and Claude List Price; grok-4.6: OpenAI Direct, OpenAI Direct Plus and Official · Enterprise.
How to call them
Both models work with a Tutujin API key: set your SDK's base_url to https://www.tutujin.com/v1 and use the model name; everything else is written as with the official SDK.
- claude-sonnet-5-5: prices in every group, availability and API docs
- grok-4.6: prices in every group, availability and API docs
- Every Anthropic model and its price
- Every xAI model and its price
- Chat Completions API reference
- Claude Messages API reference
- Quickstart: create a key and send your first request
- How to choose a group
- Models page: every model with prices in every group
- How billing works: pay as you go, groups and balance
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FAQ
Which is cheaper, claude-sonnet-5-5 or grok-4.6?
In each model's cheapest group on this site, claude-sonnet-5-5 costs ¥3.2 input and ¥16 output (Claude Lite group) and grok-4.6 costs ¥4 input and ¥12 output (Standard group), per 1M tokens. claude-sonnet-5-5 is 20% cheaper on input; grok-4.6 is 25% cheaper on output; claude-sonnet-5-5 is 68% cheaper on cache reads. What you actually pay depends on the split between input and output tokens and on the group you use. Prices updated Nov 13, 2026, 5:58 PM.
How do I call claude-sonnet-5-5 and grok-4.6?
Create an API key in the console, set your SDK's base_url to https://www.tutujin.com/v1 and use claude-sonnet-5-5 or grok-4.6 as the model. claude-sonnet-5-5 supports: Chat Completions and Claude Messages. grok-4.6 supports: Chat Completions.
Which groups offer claude-sonnet-5-5 and grok-4.6?
claude-sonnet-5-5: Standard, Official · Enterprise, Claude Direct, Claude List Price, Claude Plus and Claude Lite. grok-4.6: Standard, OpenAI Direct, OpenAI Direct Plus and Official · Enterprise. Groups offering both: Standard and Official · Enterprise; a key in any of them can call either model.
Where do the prices on this page come from?
From our live price list — the same data as the model pages and the models page — shown for each model's cheapest group. Prices updated Nov 13, 2026, 5:58 PM.