General AI assistants
Grok
Short answer
xAI's assistant for chat, search, voice, image and video generation with connectors and an API, on a free tier and Plus to Super subscriptions with a weekly usage allowance. Free plan. From $8 a month (Plus).
Our verdict on Grok
Grok bundles image and video generation into a low-cost chat plan, but it produces media files rather than editable designs.
- Best for
- Users who want chat, image and video generation under one subscription
- Not for
- Teams that need a stable plan lineup or a design canvas
Pros
- Plus starts at $8 a month, with a free tier available.
- API access, connectors and mobile apps are listed.
Cons
- All usage draws from one weekly allowance, with extra credits sold separately.
- Plan names have changed recently, so check the current lineup.
Based on the vendor's own pages, not hands-on testing.
What is Grok?
xAI's assistant for chat, search, voice, image and video generation with connectors and an API, on a free tier and Plus to Super subscriptions with a weekly usage allowance.
The vendor describes it as: One subscription. Access to everything.
- Vendor
- xAI
- Works through
- Web
- Built for
- Founders, Developers, Students, Small business, Marketers
How much does Grok cost?
| Free plan | Free plan: Limited chat and agent requests; limited image generation. |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | From $8 a month (Plus) |
| Highest self-serve plan | 100 a month (Super) |
| Credit-based usage | Yes |
| Enterprise plan | Yes |
Not verified: free trial.
Prices are in US dollars, as shown on the vendor's own page on November 3, 2026. Vendors change them often, so confirm on the pricing page before you buy.
What does Grok make, and from what?
- Output
- Image, Video, Document
- Starting points
- Text prompt, Image reference
- Way of working
- Chat-first
What features does Grok have?
5 of 23 tracked features have a verified answer from an official page. The rest are folded under Not verified.
Creating
- Refine the result by chattingYes
- Visual editor for the outputPartly
Working with others and other tools
- Integrations or pluginsYes
- API accessYes
- Mobile appYes
Not verified (18)
We could not read these from an official page. That is neither a yes nor a no.
- Multi-page output
- Responsive output
- Brand kit or design system
- Template library
- Start from an image or screenshot
- Start from a URL
- Clickable prototypes
- Train a custom style or model
- Real-time collaboration
- Version history
- MCP server
- Import from Figma
- Export to Figma
- Export code
- One-click publish or hosting
- Custom domain
- Backend and database
- Built-in sign-in or payments
What can you export from Grok?
No export formats could be verified from an official page.
Who owns the output and what happens to your content?
| Trains on your content | Yes, unless you opt out |
|---|---|
| Single sign-on | Yes |
| Open source | No |
Not verified: Commercial use of output, SOC 2 stated, GDPR stated, Self-hostable.
Read the vendor's terms and privacy policy before uploading client or confidential work.
What are the alternatives to Grok?
Other tools in General AI assistants, chosen for overlapping output and audience. The order is alphabetical among close matches, not a ranking.
OpenAI
ChatGPT
OpenAI's general assistant with canvas editing for documents and code, image generation and editing, and Codex coding across Free, Go, Plus, Pro and business plans; API-key usage billed at API rates.
- From $8/mo
- Free plan
Partly verified
Anthropic
Claude (Artifacts)
Anthropic chat assistant whose Artifacts, Claude Design, Slides and Docs features produce files and interactive outputs in conversation. Free, Pro, Max and Ultra consumer plans; Team and Enterprise for organizations.
- From $20/mo
- Free plan
Official pages read
AI agent platform for slides, sheets, media and web tasks. Official pages returned HTTP 403, so no vendor-sourced details were verified.
- Price not verified
Little verified
Google
Google Gemini (Canvas)
Google assistant with Canvas, image creation and editing, Deep Research and video generation on paid tiers. Free, AI Plus, AI Pro and AI Ultra consumer plans scale usage limits and Flow credits.
- From $4.99/mo
- Free plan
Official pages read
How they differ from Grok
- ChatGPTAlso makes component codeCompare Grok with ChatGPT
- Claude (Artifacts)Costs more to start: $20/mo against $8/mo. Also makes presentation and component codeCompare Grok with Claude (Artifacts)
- GensparkAlso makes presentationCompare Grok with Genspark
- Google Gemini (Canvas)Lower entry price: $4.99/mo against $8/mo. Also makes web pageCompare Grok with Google Gemini (Canvas)
How was this checked?
Verification level: Partly verified. 5 of 23 tracked features have a verified answer. Last checked November 3, 2026. We have not tested Grok hands-on. See the methodology.
- grok.com (read November 1, 2026)
- x.ai (read November 2, 2026)
- x.ai (read November 3, 2026)
- x.ai (read November 3, 2026)
- docs.x.ai (read November 3, 2026)
- help.x.com (read November 3, 2026)
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