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CGeneral-purpose AI chat assistant for writing, research, coding and everyday tasks
Free, from $8/mo
Grok vs Microsoft Copilot
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Grok if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: general consumers, knowledge workers
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Choose Microsoft Copilot if…
- you want the lower entry price ($18/mo vs $30/mo)
- you work on Windows, macOS, iOS
- you're in its core audience: individuals, students
Side by side
Feature Grok Microsoft Copilot
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$30/mo$18/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Web search—
Image generation—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
CategoryAI ChatbotsAI Chatbots
CompanyxAIMicrosoft
Based in——
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
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
M Microsoft Copilot
- Chat for brainstorming, summarizing and planning
- Web-grounded answers for research
- Content drafting and image generation
- Researcher for in-depth research
- Guided Learning study mode
- Notebook for organizing projects
- Copilot inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams on business plans
- Pre-built agents for research and data analysis
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Grok
Free$0
SuperGrok$30/mo
Microsoft Copilot
FreeFree
Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on)$18/user/mo billed yearly (first-year promotional price); $25.20/user/mo monthly
Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot$23.50/user/mo billed yearly; $28.20/user/mo monthly
Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot$32/user/mo billed yearly; $38.40/user/mo monthly
Strengths and limitations
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
Microsoft Copilot
- Free tier available with a Microsoft account
- Apps for web, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, plus Microsoft Edge
- Works inside Microsoft 365 apps on business plans
- Free tier has usage limits on some capabilities
- Advanced business features such as Cowork and Autopilot are billed by usage on top of the license
- The $18 add-on price is a first-year promotion and requires an eligible Microsoft 365 Business plan
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MSearchable local snapshots of your screen history on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs
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Searchable local snapshots of your screen history on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs
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Free, from $21/mo
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Local screen and audio recording that gives AI tools searchable context
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