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Grok: what’s new and our verdict

Grok is SpaceXAI's chat assistant, free to try on web and in apps, with a SuperGrok upgrade.

Official site

Release Ruler for Grok: marked at its Reported release date on the timeline of every AI model we track.

At a glance

Evidence
Reported
First covered
Oct 25, 2026
Last verified
Oct 25, 2026
Pricing
Partly verified
Best for
AI assistants

Evidence and ranking

Evidence behind this verdict

  1. Sources read2 cited sources, latest fetched Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  2. Facts re-checkedLast verified Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  3. Not run by us yetWe have not run it, so this is labelled Reported. (not done)

Where we rank it (editorial)

Listed here but not yet ranked. Ranks are editorial picks, not benchmark scores.

Pricing: Read from grok.com on 2026-10-25. (checked 2026-10-25)

Our verdict

Grok is SpaceXAI's chat assistant, free to try on web and in apps, with a SuperGrok upgrade.

Good for

  • People who want live X and web context

Skip if

  • You need published plan prices

Status: Reported. This write-up is based on official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves yet.

Best for

Key facts

Grok's site says it can chat, create images, write code and give real-time answers from the web and X, free to try with SuperGrok for higher limits and multi-agent reasoning. Reuters reported SpaceX acquired xAI in February 2026.

  • License: Proprietary
  • Platforms: Web and apps
  • Pricing model: Freemium
  • Free tier: Free to try on web and in apps
  • Paid plans: SuperGrok upgrade (price not captured)
  • How to start: Open grok.com and start chatting.
  • Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

How to set it up: Get started with Grok

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Grok.

  1. Get access

    Open grok.com and start chatting.

  2. Check the limits and costs first

    Free to try on web and in apps. Paid: SuperGrok upgrade (price not captured) Read from grok.com on 2026-10-25.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free to try

Cons

  • SuperGrok price not captured

Alternatives and comparisons

  • ChatGPT: OpenAI's assistant for chat, writing, images, voice and agent-style work.
  • Claude: Anthropic's assistant app, with Claude Duet as a new proactive agent in research preview.
  • Perplexity: AI search with citations in every answer; Pro is $20 a month ($17 billed annually) and Max is $200 ($167 billed annually).
  • Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft's AI assistant for chat, creating and getting work done, with consumer and enterprise tiers.

See all alternatives to Grok

FAQ

What is Grok?

Grok's site says it can chat, create images, write code and give real-time answers from the web and X, free to try with SuperGrok for higher limits and multi-agent reasoning. Reuters reported SpaceX acquired xAI in February 2026.

Is Grok free?

Free to try on web and in apps. Paid: SuperGrok upgrade (price not captured) Read from grok.com on 2026-10-25. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

What license is Grok under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

What we have not verified

  • Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
  • SuperGrok price

Sources

Last verified · Agentic Weekly

  • Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft's AI assistant for chat, creating and getting work done, with consumer and enterprise tiers.
  • Mistral Le Chat: Mistral's AI assistant: Free, Pro at $14.99 a month, Team at $24.99 per user.
  • Notion AI: Notion's built-in AI and agents; Free $0, Plus $10 and Business $20 per member per month, with AI usage drawing on credits.

How to cite this page

Agentic Weekly, "Grok: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/grok

Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote a verdict. Plain-text version: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/grok.md. More for AI assistants: /ai, /tools.json, /llms.txt.