Pick ChatGPT if
everyone who wants a hosted general assistant — writing, Q&A, light research, images.
Read the ChatGPT pageChatGPT vs Grok
Our take
Pick ChatGPT if everyone who wants a hosted general assistant — writing, Q&A, light research, images. Pick Grok if people already on X who want Grok in the browser, or users comparing it to ChatGPT/Claude. Skip ChatGPT if teams that cannot send prompts to OpenAI, or developers who need a repo-aware IDE (Cursor) or a local runtime (Ollama). Skip Grok if teams that cannot send prompts to xAI, or developers who need a
Best for
ChatGPT A general-purpose conversation
Grok A Grok-flavored chat
Free plan
ChatGPT $0 · unlimited everyday text chats (abuse guardrails). Limited uploads, images, voice, deep research, memory, Codex, and desktop Work. Confirmed as the free plan on chatgpt.com/pricing copy and Help
Grok $0 · limited Grok on the public composer
Lowest paid
ChatGPT Plus $20/mo, monthly only
Grok Plus $8/mo
Next step up
ChatGPT Pro $100 / $200 / $500 per month
Grok Premium $30/mo
Coding agent
ChatGPT Codex, rate-limited on Free
Grok
Runs where
ChatGPT Local or hosted
Grok Hosted
Watch out
ChatGPT chatgpt.com/pricing HTML still hides $
Grok No grok.com/pricing page
Last checked
ChatGPT 2026-10-19 · help.openai.com
Grok 2026-10-19 · docs.x.ai
Which one, then?
Pick Grok if
people already on X who want Grok in the browser, or users comparing it to ChatGPT/Claude.
Read the Grok page