Versus comparison
Claude vs Grok
Long-form writing, careful analysis, document review, and coding assistance · Coding and agentic work on the newest models, real-time X data answers, always-on Grok Bot agents, and building apps/sites in Build Mode
| Decision point | Claude | Grok |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Long-form writing, careful analysis, document review, and coding assistance | Coding and agentic work on the newest models, real-time X data answers, always-on Grok Bot agents, and building apps/sites in Build Mode |
| Category | General AI Assistant | General AI Assistant |
| Price | Free + paid plans | Free tier; SuperGrok $30/mo; SuperGrok Plus $100/mo; API from $1–$6 per 1M tokens |
| AIToolsEssentials editorial score | 4.7/5 | 4.5/5 |
Scores are editorial product assessments of job fit, likely output quality, ease of adoption, and operational cost. They are not lab benchmarks, and no tool here has a published hands-on result. How we score.
Evidence status
Claude Free is $0. Pro is $17 per month with a $200 annual prepayment or $20 month-to-month. Max starts at $100 per month. Team supports 2–150 users and lists Standard seats at $20 per seat per month and Premium seats at $100 per seat per month. Enterprise is billed annually at a seat price plus usage at API rates.
Official sources checked 2026-09-18Open verification questions
- The official pricing page does not provide a single all-in Enterprise total because usage is billed separately at API rates.
- Sales-assisted Enterprise arrangements may have tailored pricing or contractual terms.
Anthropic's official pricing page states that Team content is not used for model training by default. Its March 16, 2026 consumer-training article says consumer chats and coding sessions may be used when the user allows such use. Consumer and commercial offerings are governed by different terms; the applicable terms should be checked for the account type.
Grok Free is $0. SuperGrok is $30/month and SuperGrok Plus is $100/month, with higher tiers above. API (docs.x.ai, checked 2026-10-01): grok-4.7 is the current flagship model at $2.00 input and $6.00 output per 1M tokens with a 500k-token context. Voice API: Agent $0.08/min, TTS $15.00 per 1M characters, batch STT $0.10/hour and streaming STT $0.20/hour. Imagine API image generation starts at $0.02/image and video at $0.05/second.
Official sources checked 2026-10-01Open verification questions
- Enterprise prices are not published and require a sales quote.
- Pricing or entitlements for Grok accessed through an X subscription were not treated as equivalent to standalone SuperGrok plans.
- The consumer terms require attribution under xAI's Brand Guidelines when using Output or xAI brand elements; applicability to a specific commercial use requires case-specific review.
- Legacy xAI API models (including Grok 4.6 and 4.3) were not re-priced on 2026-10-01; only the currently published flagship rate was verified.
- Re-checked 2026-10-13: the SuperGrok tiers above are now also reachable through The X Subscription (a 2026-10-12 bundle of Cursor, Grok and X Premium) at Free $0, Plus $8/mo, Premium $30/mo, Super $100/mo and Ultra $200/mo. xAI documentation states existing SuperGrok plans continue and switching is optional, so the standalone figures recorded on 2026-10-01 remain the standalone list prices.
xAI's consumer terms, effective June 26, 2026, state that users retain ownership rights in User Content to the extent permitted by law. Logged-in users can choose whether User Content is used for product improvement and model training; logged-out use may grant broader training rights where permitted. The standalone Grok service and Grok accessed through X are governed by different privacy policies. Re-verified 2026-10-01 against x.ai/pricing and the official model documentation. Consumer plan prices are unchanged, but the API section is superseded: grok-4.7 is now the flagship at $2.00/$6.00 per 1M tokens, and the 2026-08-25 record's Grok 4.6 and Grok 4.3 ($1.25/$2.50) figures no longer appear in the official model overview. The recorded voice figure of '$0.05/min' was also superseded by the published Voice API rates above.
External benchmark context
- grok-4.1 — rank #62, 1459±3 (68,204 votes; snapshot 2026-11-08).
- claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 — rank #73, 1455±3 (82,115 votes; snapshot 2026-11-08).
Benchmark records apply only to the exact model/configuration shown—not the whole product. Independent same-task hands-on comparison: not yet published. See the testing protocol.
How you should decide
Run one job you already do in each finalist before you pay. Write down the time, the edits, and the monthly bill.
Before you commit
Use the trial checklist on each review and the free scorecard. Record time, corrections, and the monthly cost at the volume you actually expect.
Get a shareable decision brief for this matchup →
Free · no login · stays on your device
Free Stack Audit
See which AI subscriptions overlap and what you could cut before the next renewal.