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CGeneral-purpose AI chat assistant for writing, research, coding and everyday tasks
Free, from $8/mo
Gemini vs Grok
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Gemini if…
- you're in its core audience: google account users, students and researchers
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Choose Grok if…
- you're in its core audience: general consumers, knowledge workers
Side by side
Feature Gemini Grok
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price—$30/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CategoryAI ChatbotsAI Chatbots
CompanyGooglexAI
Based in——
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
G Gemini
- Chat with Gemini models
- Deep Research reports
- Image generation and editing
- Gemini Live voice conversations
- Canvas for writing and coding
- Custom Gems
- Video generation on paid plans
- Gemini in Gmail, Docs and Vids
G Grok
- Conversational chat assistant built by xAI
- Free tier with usage limits
- Higher rate limits on paid SuperGrok plan
- Access to xAI frontier models on paid plans
- Business and Enterprise tiers for organizations
- Developer API billed per token
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Gemini
Free£0
Google AI Plus£4.49/mo (UK pricing)
Google AI Pro£18.99/mo (UK pricing)
Google AI UltraFrom £79.99/mo; £189.99/mo for 20x tier (UK pricing)
Gemini Enterprise BusinessFrom $21/seat/mo
Gemini Enterprise Standard/PlusFrom $30/seat/mo
Grok
Free$0
SuperGrok$30/mo
Strengths and limitations
Gemini
- Free plan includes Deep Research, Gemini Live and Canvas
- Paid plans bundle 400 GB to 20 TB+ of storage
- Business edition available from $21 per seat per month
- Developer access through AI Studio and a usage-based API
- Free plan limits are not specified exactly
- Personal plan prices on the page fetched were shown in GBP only
- Paid prices for AI Studio and Antigravity are not listed
Grok
- Free plan available
- Paid SuperGrok tier adds higher limits and frontier models
- Business and Enterprise tiers offered
- Developer API available
- Free plan has usage limits
- API billing is separate from consumer subscriptions
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