ChatGPT offers broader capability, 200+ million users, and superior reasoning through GPT-4, while Grok excels at real-time information access, uncensored responses, and lower pricing through its X platform integration.
ChatGPT vs Grok — Side-by-side comparison on A Versus B
Choose ChatGPT if you need industry-leading reasoning, advanced code generation, image creation, and access to the largest ecosystem of plugins and integrations with 200+ million active users. Choose Grok if you prioritize real-time information, uncensored responses, lower costs through X Premium bundling, and don't require advanced image generation—ideal for users who want current event analysis and maximum conversational freedom.
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Real-time AI assistant with live internet access, minimal content filters, and X platform integration.
Reasoning Capability (AIME Math Benchmark)
Structured comparison data for ChatGPT vs Grok with 167 attributes.
Minimum Monthly Cost for Advanced Features
Coding Task Accuracy (HumanEval Benchmark)
Complex Reasoning Accuracy (AIME Benchmark)
Code Generation Quality (HumanEval Benchmark)
ChatGPT vs Grok — Attribute Category Vocabulary
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Can Grok access current news and real-time information?
Yes. Grok has live internet access through X's infrastructure, allowing it to retrieve and analyze current events, stock prices, and breaking news. ChatGPT's knowledge cuts off at April 2024 and cannot access real-time information without paid web browsing in ChatGPT Plus, making Grok superior for time-sensitive queries.
Which AI is better for coding and technical tasks?
ChatGPT edges ahead with GPT-4o's 90.2% HumanEval pass rate vs Grok-2's 89.5%, and it benefits from a larger developer community, more training data, and superior code documentation. However, both are competitive for most development tasks, with differences becoming apparent only on complex algorithmic problems.
What's the actual price difference between ChatGPT Plus and Grok?
ChatGPT Plus is $20/month ($240/year). Grok comes via X Premium at $168/year ($14/month), saving $72 annually. However, X Premium includes other platform benefits beyond Grok, so the true AI-only cost difference is approximately $70/year in Grok's favor for existing X Premium subscribers.
Why does Grok give different answers than ChatGPT on controversial topics?
Grok uses minimal content filtering and is designed to discuss topics that ChatGPT avoids per its safety guidelines. This means Grok may provide perspectives on political, medical, or social topics that ChatGPT refuses. Neither approach is inherently 'better'—it depends on whether you want guardrailed or unrestricted responses.
Can I generate images with both AI tools?
ChatGPT includes DALL-E 3 image generation natively in Plus and Pro plans. Grok does not offer image generation. If image creation is important to your workflow, ChatGPT is the clear choice. For text-only tasks, both are capable.