ChatGPT vs Grok
Compare ChatGPT and Grok on pricing, free tier, open source, API, self-host, verdict and momentum.
Both are productivity tools. ChatGPT is freemium (free tier; Go $8/mo, Plus $20/mo and Pro from $100/mo) with a free tier; Grok is freemium (free tier on grok.com; paid SuperGrok upgrades sold in-app (official public $ card is not a stable HTML page — confirm at checkout)) with a free tier. The catalog stamp is ship for ChatGPT and situational for Grok, last verified 2026-09-01 and 2026-08-19 respectively.
ChatGPT
The general-purpose AI assistant that set the category baseline.
Grok
xAI's consumer assistant on grok.com — chat, search, Imagine; not the xAI API and not in-X Grok.
| field | ChatGPT | Grok |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | freemium · free tier; Go $8/mo, Plus $20/mo, Pro from $100/mo | freemium · free tier on grok.com; paid SuperGrok upgrades sold in-app (official public $ card is not a stable HTML page — confirm at checkout) |
| free tier | yes | yes |
| open source | no | no |
| api | no | no |
| self-host | no | no |
| verdict | ship | situational |
| momentum | steady | blueshift |
| last verified | 2026-09-01 | 2026-08-19 |
| key limitation | Usage caps on Plus frustrate heavy users mid-task. | No stable public HTML price table fetched (x.ai/grok 403); treat in-app SuperGrok as authoritative. |
The call
Pick ChatGPT — we ship it; Grok is situational for us.
Pick Grok for users who want xAI models without building against the API.
ChatGPT sources
Grok sources
Open live compare →ChatGPT pageGrok pageChatGPT.jsonGrok.json