Does Claude search the web?

Its free plan lists web search.

Which is rated higher, Claude or Grok?

Claude is rated higher in our initial editorial ratings (9.0 vs 8.0). These are not benchmark results; testing is in progress.

How much does Claude cost?

Pro $17/month with annual billing ($200 up front) or $20 monthly; Max from $100/month (5x or 20x Pro usage); Team and Enterprise plans separately.

How much does Grok cost?

Not verified: the Grok page describes a free tier and a SuperGrok upgrade but did not show prices when we checked.

When was pricing checked?

On 2026-10-15, on each tool's official pricing page. Prices change often, so confirm on the vendor's site before you buy.

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Claude vs Grok

Initial editorial ratings, testing in progress. Scores are editorial judgments, not benchmark results, and will be replaced by hands-on test scores. Sponsors never affect scores.

Claude and Grok both appear in our writing & chat ranking. This page puts them side by side: our current ratings, what each costs and includes according to its own pricing page (checked 2026-10-15), and which one to pick for which job. Where we could not verify something on the official site, we say so instead of guessing.

At a glance

	Claude	Grok
Our rating	9.0/10	8.0/10
Why it ranks	Long-form writing quality	Real-time X data
Pricing	Pro $17/month with annual billing ($200 up front) or $20 monthly; Max from $100/month (5x or 20x Pro usage); Team and Enterprise plans separately.	Not verified: the Grok page describes a free tier and a SuperGrok upgrade but did not show prices when we checked.
Free tier	Free plan: chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, file creation, code execution, memory, app connections and Artifacts.	Free to try on the web and in the iOS and Android apps.
Best for	Long documents and long-form writing.	Writing about what's happening right now, especially on X.
Source	Checked 2026-10-15 on the official site	Checked 2026-10-15 on the official site — not fully verified

Scores by criterion

Our methodology weights five criteria. Per-criterion scores come from hands-on testing, which hasn't been done yet for this category, so we show the weights and leave the scores blank instead of making numbers up. The overall ratings above are editorial.

Criterion	Weight	Claude	Grok
Output quality	40%	Not yet tested	Not yet tested
Speed & reliability	20%	Not yet tested	Not yet tested
Ease of use	15%	Not yet tested	Not yet tested
Value	15%	Not yet tested	Not yet tested
Privacy & trust	10%	Not yet tested	Not yet tested

Key differences

Claude (9.0) for long-form quality; Grok (8.0) for real-time X data and multiple modes including imagery and voice.

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Claude in brief

Claude is our joint top pick for writing, rated 9.0/10 for long-form quality. The free plan is fuller than many expect, with web search, memory and connectors. Pro costs $20 a month ($17 billed annually) and includes Claude Code.

Projects and more Claude models on Pro
Claude Code included on Pro
Claude in Chrome and Microsoft 365 on Pro
Max: higher output limits and priority access
Free plan includes memory and connectors

Grok in brief

Grok stands out for real-time X data, useful when you're writing about current events. It's free to try, and SuperGrok adds higher limits and multi-agent reasoning; the page we checked didn't list SuperGrok's price. We rate it 8.0/10.

Real-time X data
Modes for search, reasoning, voice and imagery
SuperGrok: higher limits, priority access and multi-agent reasoning
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API access to the same models

Which should you pick?

Verdict: Pick Claude for long documents and careful writing. Pick Grok for timely, X-driven content.

How that maps to our criteria:

Output quality (40%): until testing is done, our editorial ratings are the best guide: Claude 9.0/10, Grok 8.0/10. Claude is rated higher.
Value (15%): compare the free tiers in the table. Claude: Free plan: chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, file creation, code execution, memory, app connections and Artifacts. Grok: Free to try on the web and in the iOS and Android apps.
Ease of use (15%): Claude is best for long documents and long-form writing. Grok is best for writing about what's happening right now, especially on X.
Speed & reliability (20%) and Privacy & trust (10%): not yet tested. Before you commit, read each vendor's data-retention and training settings on its own site.

Frequently asked questions

Does Claude search the web?: Its free plan lists web search.
Which is rated higher, Claude or Grok?: Claude is rated higher in our initial editorial ratings (9.0 vs 8.0). These are not benchmark results; testing is in progress.
How much does Claude cost?: Pro $17/month with annual billing ($200 up front) or $20 monthly; Max from $100/month (5x or 20x Pro usage); Team and Enterprise plans separately.
How much does Grok cost?: Not verified: the Grok page describes a free tier and a SuperGrok upgrade but did not show prices when we checked.
When was pricing checked?: On 2026-10-15, on each tool's official pricing page. Prices change often, so confirm on the vendor's site before you buy.

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