GrokvsMicrosoft Copilot
Two general assistant tools, the same questions. Every answer comes from the official pages, with the date we checked. Nothing here is ranked.
last check 2026-10-11
Grok
by SpaceXAI
Grok is an AI chat assistant from SpaceXAI on the web and in iOS and Android apps; a beginner might try it for questions that need current web and X information or for summarizing an uploaded file.
Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research
All Grok factsMicrosoft Copilot
by Microsoft
Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI chat assistant for personal Microsoft accounts on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, web-based answers, or asking about an uploaded file or image.
Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research
All Microsoft Copilot factsWhere they differ
- AI modelsGrok: Grok 4.6, Grok 4.7, Grok 4.5Microsoft Copilot: GPT-5
- Web searchGrok: Limited, SupportedMicrosoft Copilot: Supported
- PlatformsGrok: Web, Mobile appMicrosoft Copilot: Web, Desktop app, Mobile app
- AccountGrok: Use without logging in is offered where available; otherwise an account is requiredMicrosoft Copilot: Account required: the free tier needs a signed-in Microsoft account
- Usage limitsGrok: Free use within limits (amount not stated), One shared weekly usage pool across Chat, Imagine, Voice and Build, Increased limits at regular speed, Significantly higher usage than SuperGrok, Highest usageMicrosoft Copilot: Feature limits per time period plus monthly AI credits, Signing in adds chat history, more image creation, longer conversations and longer voice sessions
- Agent modeGrok: SupportedMicrosoft Copilot: Limited
- Runs code and analyses dataGrok: SupportedMicrosoft Copilot: Supported
- Connects toGrok: Gmail & Google Calendar, Google Drive, OneDrive, Outlook Mail & Calendar, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Salesforce, Box, Canva, Gamma, GitHub, Linear, Meltwater, Notion, S&P Global, VercelMicrosoft Copilot: OneDrive, Google Drive
Same answer, but for different plans or with different conditions: file upload, image input, projects. The table below shows the conditions.
Confirmed for only one of the two so far: where it is available, context window, used to train AI, can switch off training, how long data is kept, custom assistants, deep research. The table below shows which.
Same answer for both: free plan, memory, voice conversation.
Plans and prices
As listed on each official pricing page, in the currency we were shown. No conversion, no rounding.
Grok
- Free Free plan$0.00 / month
- SuperGrok Lite Paid, individualPrice not confirmed
- SuperGrok Paid, individual$30.00 / month
- SuperGrok Plus Paid, individual$100.00 / month
- SuperGrok Heavy Paid, individualPrice not confirmed
- Business TeamPrice not confirmed
Through the API: about $1.02 – $2.40 a month for 30 short chat messages a day, across 6 models. Each model is in the full comparison below.
Plan details and sources for GrokMicrosoft Copilot
- Copilot (free) Free planPrice not confirmed
- Microsoft 365 Personal Paid, individual$9.99 / month
- Microsoft 365 Family Paid, individual$12.99 / month
- Microsoft 365 Premium Paid, individual$19.99 / month
- Microsoft 365 Pro Paid, individual$99.99 / month
Full comparison with sources
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| What it is for | ||
| What it is for | Grok is an AI chat assistant from SpaceXAI on the web and in iOS and Android apps; a beginner might try it for questions that need current web and X information or for summarizing an uploaded file. | Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI chat assistant for personal Microsoft accounts on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, web-based answers, or asking about an uploaded file or image. |
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| Cost | ||
| Free planA free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately. |
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| Plans and pricesOriginal currency and billing period. No conversion. |
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| Through the APIPer 1 million tokens, and about what 30 short chat messages a day cost a month. |
| Not in our API price list |
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| AI modelsThe AI models the official pages name for this product. Line-ups change often, so check the date. |
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| Input and output | ||
| File uploadYou can give it files such as PDFs or documents. |
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| Image inputYou can give it an image to describe or analyse. |
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| Voice conversationTalk to it out loud and hear it answer. |
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| Runs code and analyses dataRuns code to work with numbers, spreadsheets or charts, not only text. |
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| Web searchIt can search the web while answering. |
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| Deep researchA mode that searches many sources step by step and writes a report with citations. |
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| PlatformsWhere the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension. |
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| MemoryRemembers things you told it in earlier chats. |
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| ProjectsGroup chats and files for one piece of work, with their own instructions. |
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| Custom assistantsMake your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems. |
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| Agent modeCan take actions for you in a browser or on a computer, such as filling in forms. |
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| Connects toApps and services it can read from or work in, as the official pages name them. |
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| AccountWhether you need to sign up before using it. |
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| Where it is availableCountries or regions where the provider says it can be used. |
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| Sources and confidence | ||
| Confidence | Last checked 2026-10-11 Not yet confirmed: Where it is available, Deep research | Last checked 2026-10-11 Not yet confirmed: Context window, Used to train AI, Can switch off training, How long data is kept, Custom assistants |
What it is for
What it is for
Grok:
Grok is an AI chat assistant from SpaceXAI on the web and in iOS and Android apps; a beginner might try it for questions that need current web and X information or for summarizing an uploaded file.
Microsoft Copilot:
Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI chat assistant for personal Microsoft accounts on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, web-based answers, or asking about an uploaded file or image.
Editor's suggestion
Grok:
- Editor's suggestion: Try summarising a document you are allowed to share, then check the summary against the original.
- Editor's suggestion: Try a question about something recent, and open the linked sources before relying on the answer.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Editor's suggestion: Try summarising a document you are allowed to share, then check the summary against the original.
- Editor's suggestion: Try a question about something recent, and open the linked sources before relying on the answer.
Cost
Free plan
A free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately.
Grok:
- Supportedx.aichecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedmicrosoft.comchecked 2026-10-10
Copilot (free) plan
Plans and prices
Grok:
- Free (Free plan)$0.00 / month
- SuperGrok Lite (Paid, individual)Price not confirmed
- SuperGrok (Paid, individual)$30.00 / month
- SuperGrok Plus (Paid, individual)$100.00 / month
- SuperGrok Heavy (Paid, individual)Price not confirmed
- Business (Team)Price not confirmed
- All plan details and sources
Microsoft Copilot:
- Copilot (free) (Free plan)Price not confirmed
- Microsoft 365 Personal (Paid, individual)$9.99 / month
- Microsoft 365 Family (Paid, individual)$12.99 / month
- Microsoft 365 Premium (Paid, individual)$19.99 / month
- Microsoft 365 Pro (Paid, individual)$99.99 / month
- All plan details and sources
Through the API
Per 1 million tokens, and about what 30 short chat messages a day cost a month.
Grok:
- Grok Build 0.1$1.00 in · $2.00 out · about $1.02 a month
- Grok 4.3$1.25 in · $2.50 out · about $1.28 a month
- Grok 4.20$1.25 in · $2.50 out · about $1.28 a month
- Grok 4.7$2.00 in · $6.00 out · about $2.40 a month
- Grok 4.6$2.00 in · $6.00 out · about $2.40 a month
- Grok 4.5$2.00 in · $6.00 out · about $2.40 a month
- Official price pageHow we count
Microsoft Copilot:
Not in our API price listAI models
AI models
The AI models the official pages name for this product. Line-ups change often, so check the date.
Grok:
- Grok 4.6, Grok 4.7, Grok 4.5x.ai +2checked 2026-10-10
Microsoft Copilot:
- GPT-5support.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-10
Input and output
File upload
You can give it files such as PDFs or documents.
Grok:
- Supporteddocs.x.aichecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified · On: Web, Mobile app
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-10
All current plans
Image input
You can give it an image to describe or analyse.
Grok:
- Supporteddocs.x.aichecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified · On: Web, Mobile app
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-10
All current plans
Voice conversation
Talk to it out loud and hear it answer.
Grok:
- Supportedx.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Runs code and analyses data
Runs code to work with numbers, spreadsheets or charts, not only text.
Grok:
- Supporteddocs.x.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
- Supportedmicrosoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Microsoft 365 Premium, Microsoft 365 Pro
Checking facts
Web search
It can search the web while answering.
Grok:
- Limitedx.aichecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Free plan: real-time web and X search is limited.
- Supportedx.aichecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Deep research
A mode that searches many sources step by step and writes a report with citations.
Grok:
- Not yet confirmed
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Microsoft 365 Premium, Microsoft 365 Pro
Workflow
Platforms
Where the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension.
Grok:
- Web, Mobile appdocs.x.aichecked 2026-10-10
Microsoft Copilot:
- Web, Desktop app, Mobile appcopilot.comchecked 2026-10-10
Memory
Remembers things you told it in earlier chats.
Grok:
- Supportedx.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Projects
Group chats and files for one piece of work, with their own instructions.
Grok:
- Supporteddocs.x.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Microsoft 365 Personal, Microsoft 365 Family, Microsoft 365 Premium, Microsoft 365 Pro
Custom assistants
Make your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems.
Grok:
- Limitedx.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Custom Skills (reusable instructions), not standalone assistants.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Not yet confirmed
Agent mode
Can take actions for you in a browser or on a computer, such as filling in forms.
Grok:
- Supportedx.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plans: SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy
Microsoft Copilot:
- Limitedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Microsoft 365 Premium, Microsoft 365 Pro · Region: US, Canada
Cowork for personal accounts is in Preview (same page). The AI credits page lists it for Premium and Pro only, currently in the US and Canada.
Connects to
Apps and services it can read from or work in, as the official pages name them.
Grok:
- Gmail & Google Calendar, Google Drive, OneDrive, Outlook Mail & Calendar, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Salesforce, Box, Canva, Gamma, GitHub, Linear, Meltwater, Notion, S&P Global, Verceldocs.x.aichecked 2026-10-11
Microsoft Copilot:
- OneDrive, Google Drivesupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Requirements
Account
Whether you need to sign up before using it.
Grok:
- Use without logging in is offered where available; otherwise an account is requiredx.aichecked 2026-10-10
Microsoft Copilot:
- Account required: the free tier needs a signed-in Microsoft accountcopilot.comchecked 2026-10-10
Where it is available
Countries or regions where the provider says it can be used.
Grok:
- Not yet confirmed
Microsoft Copilot:
- Available in over 170 markets; not available or not supported in China (excluding Hong Kong SAR) and embargoed marketssupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-10
Sources and confidence
Confidence
Grok:
Last checked 2026-10-11
Not yet confirmed: Where it is available, Deep research
Microsoft Copilot:
Last checked 2026-10-11
Not yet confirmed: Context window, Used to train AI, Can switch off training, How long data is kept, Custom assistants