What is Grok best for?

Grok is rank 4 of 5 on Writing, rank 3 of 5 on Images, rank 1 of 5 on Video, rank 2 of 3 on Voice & audio, rank 3 of 6 on Agents, and rank 3 of 5 on Research.

Does Grok have a free plan?

Yes. Grok is listed as Freemium.

What are the top alternatives to Grok?

On Writing, the other tools are Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT, Grammarly, and Jasper.

Grok

Freemium

SpaceXAI's assistant for chat, search, images, video, voice, and code.

Official site · x.ai (opens in a new tab)

Quick answers

What is Grok best for?: Grok is rank 4 of 5 on Writing, rank 3 of 5 on Images, rank 1 of 5 on Video, rank 2 of 3 on Voice & audio, rank 3 of 6 on Agents, and rank 3 of 5 on Research.
Does Grok have a free plan?: Yes. Grok is listed as Freemium.
What are the top alternatives to Grok?: On Writing, the other tools are Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT, Grammarly, and Jasper.

Latest releases

No dated release is linked to Grok yet. All releases

Scores

Writing · rank 4 of 5 · composite 76.7 · coverage 88%

Composite 76.7 from 88% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Text Arena Elo.

Grok score breakdown for Writing
Metric	Value	Weight	Normalized	Source
Text Arena Elo	1454grok-4.6-high1454±5 from 28,965 votes.	24%	75.7	Source for Text Arena Elo (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-15
AA Intelligence Index	Not available	12%	—	Not available
Free tier	YesFreeThe X Subscription price table lists Free at $0. New self-serve plans include Grok. Existing SuperGrok plans can continue.	18%	100.0	Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
Entry monthly price	$8PlusPlus is $8 per month, or $80 per year. It is the cheapest paid individual plan in the table. Premium is $30 per month. Annual discounts are not scored.	18%	80.0	Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
App Store rating	4.87Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.	16%	97.4	Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
App Store reviews	1510343Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.	12%	88.3	Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16

Images · rank 3 of 5 · composite 85.8 · coverage 100%

Composite 85.8 from 100% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Text-to-image Arena Elo.

Grok score breakdown for Images
Metric	Value	Weight	Normalized	Source
Text-to-image Arena EloPreliminary on the source board	1334grok-imagine-image-2.0 (canvas)1334±12, preliminary, from 3,113 votes.	30%	72.3	Source for Text-to-image Arena Elo (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-07
Free tier	YesFreeThe X Subscription price table lists Free at $0. New self-serve plans include Grok. Existing SuperGrok plans can continue.	18%	100.0	Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
Entry monthly price	$8PlusPlus is $8 per month, or $80 per year. It is the cheapest paid individual plan in the table. Premium is $30 per month. Annual discounts are not scored.	18%	80.0	Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
App Store rating	4.87Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.	18%	97.4	Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
App Store reviews	1510343Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.	16%	88.3	Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16

Video · rank 1 of 5 · composite 88.2 · coverage 100%

Composite 88.2 from 100% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Text-to-video Arena Elo.

Grok score breakdown for Video
Metric	Value	Weight	Normalized	Source
Text-to-video Arena EloPreliminary on the source board	1492grok-imagine-video-1.5-agent1492±18, preliminary, from 1,218 votes. A non-preliminary row, grok-imagine-video-720p, is 1342 from 165,462 votes.	34%	82.0	Source for Text-to-video Arena Elo (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-09-21
Free tier	YesFreeThe X Subscription price table lists Free at $0. New self-serve plans include Grok. Existing SuperGrok plans can continue.	18%	100.0	Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
Entry monthly price	$8PlusPlus is $8 per month, or $80 per year. It is the cheapest paid individual plan in the table. Premium is $30 per month. Annual discounts are not scored.	18%	80.0	Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
App Store rating	4.87Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.	16%	97.4	Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
App Store reviews	1510343Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.	14%	88.3	Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16

Voice & audio · rank 2 of 3 · composite 64.1 · coverage 70%

Composite 64.1 from 70% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

Grok score breakdown for Voice & audio
Metric	Value	Weight	Normalized	Source
Speech Arena Elo	Not available	30%	—	Not available
Free tier	YesFreeThe X Subscription price table lists Free at $0. New self-serve plans include Grok. Existing SuperGrok plans can continue.	18%	100.0	Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
Entry monthly price	$8PlusPlus is $8 per month, or $80 per year. It is the cheapest paid individual plan in the table. Premium is $30 per month. Annual discounts are not scored.	18%	80.0	Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
App Store rating	4.87Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.	18%	97.4	Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
App Store reviews	1510343Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.	16%	88.3	Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16

Agents · rank 3 of 6 · composite 62.1 · coverage 68%

Composite 62.1 from 68% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

Grok score breakdown for Agents
Metric	Value	Weight	Normalized	Source
GitHub stars	Not available	20%	—	Not available
Free tier	YesFreeThe X Subscription price table lists Free at $0. New self-serve plans include Grok. Existing SuperGrok plans can continue.	22%	100.0	Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
Entry monthly price	$8PlusPlus is $8 per month, or $80 per year. It is the cheapest paid individual plan in the table. Premium is $30 per month. Annual discounts are not scored.	22%	80.0	Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
App Store rating	4.87Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.	14%	97.4	Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
App Store reviews	1510343Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.	10%	88.3	Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
Changelog rows in 90 days	Not available	12%	—	Not available

Research · rank 3 of 5 · composite 91.4 · coverage 100%

Composite 91.4 from 100% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

Grok score breakdown for Research
Metric	Value	Weight	Normalized	Source
Free tier	YesFreeThe X Subscription price table lists Free at $0. New self-serve plans include Grok. Existing SuperGrok plans can continue.	28%	100.0	Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
Entry monthly price	$8PlusPlus is $8 per month, or $80 per year. It is the cheapest paid individual plan in the table. Premium is $30 per month. Annual discounts are not scored.	28%	80.0	Source for Entry monthly price (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
App Store rating	4.87Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.	24%	97.4	Source for App Store rating (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
App Store reviews	1510343Grok AIApple App Store listing in the US. iTunes Search API lookup on 2026-10-16 returned averageUserRating 4.87411 and userRatingCount 1510343 for Grok AI by X Corp.. The stored rating is that average rounded to two decimal places. The store page does not print a rating timestamp.	20%	88.3	Source for App Store reviews (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16

Capability checks

These are sourced yes or no checks. They are not in the composite, because the same check is not filled for every tool in the job.

Search: Yes
The product page says search returns live citations. Not used in the composite.
Source, as of 2026-10-16
Multi-agent: Yes
The product page describes parallel agents. Not used in the composite.
Source, as of 2026-10-16