Claude vs Grok
Grok scores 8.0 to Claude's 7.8 among the AI assistants we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Grok wins, 8.0 to 7.8
Grok generates images already on its free plan; Claude cannot generate images at all. Grok includes SOC 2 on every plan, including Free; Claude also holds SOC 2. Grok's cheapest paid plan is $10 a month with full access already included; Claude's is $20 a month, also open in full once you're on it. Both give teams a shared workspace.
Pick Claude if you want desktop apps as well as web and phone.
Pick Grok if you want image generation and SOC 2 from the free plan.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Deep research reports: Claude yes, Grok does not say
- Remembers you across chats: Claude yes, Grok does not say
- But Grok leads on makes images: Grok yes, Claude no
- Where it runs: 5 platforms against 3 platforms
- Cheapest paid plan, monthly: $10 against $20
- Ways to reach support: 3 support channels against 2 support channels
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI assistants we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. They split the criteria 2 each.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (7)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Claude
Grok
Pros and cons
From each tool's full review, written from the same checked facts.
Claude
- The free plan already includes web search, file creation, code execution and memory across conversations.
- Deep research is available from the Pro plan up.
- Claude connects to more than 800 apps, including Google Drive, Gmail, Microsoft 365, Notion and Slack.
- The Team plan includes single sign-on for teams of 2 to 150 people.
- The Opus and Fable models are only available from the Pro plan up.
- Claude does not generate images.
- On consumer plans, Anthropic trains its models on your conversations unless you opt out.
Grok
- The free plan already includes image generation, voice mode and the Grok Build coding agent.
- Grok is SOC 2 Type I and Type II compliant on every plan, including Free.
- Grok Build includes a plan mode and subagents that run in parallel for testing and research.
- The Business plan adds team seat management and consolidated billing.
- Real-time web and X search is limited on the free plan.
- No training on your content is the default only on Business and Enterprise; other plans must opt out.
- Single sign-on is available only on the Enterprise plan.
Claude vs Grok: common questions
Which is better, Claude or Grok?
Grok scores 8.0 and Claude 7.8 out of 10 among the AI assistants we rate. Grok is ahead on pricing and privacy and trust. Claude is ahead on what it can do and where it works.
Is Claude or Grok cheaper?
Claude's cheapest paid plan is $20/mo (Pro) and Grok's is $10/mo (SuperGrok Lite). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can Grok do that Claude cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: makes images.
