Grok vs Google Gemini

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 16 October 2026.

Compared on	Grok Free plan Visit Remove	Google Gemini Free plan · from $4.99/mo Visit Remove
What it is	AI assistant from xAI, now part of SpaceX, with real-time web and X search	Google's AI assistant app, with paid Google AI plans for higher limits
Free plan	Free within limits: real-time web and X search, voice mode and connectors, with lower rate limits than paid tiers	Flash-Lite model, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas, Gems, Gemini Notebook and limited Google Flow; 15 GB storage; usage limits that refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly limit
Cheapest paid plan	Not publishedGrok pricing	$4.99/mo (Google AI Plus)Google Gemini pricing
What it covers	Not stated	2x Free usage limits, video generation, Gemini in Google apps, 400 GB storage.
Free trial	None stated	None stated
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, API	Web, Android, iOS, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	Checking what is being said on X about a topic right now Creating images and short videos for social posts Asking general questions by voice	Researching a topic with Deep Research Drafting emails and documents inside Gmail and Docs Creating images for posts and presentations
Watch out for	Grok Bot requires SuperGrok or higher 1080p video creation requires SuperGrok Plus or higher Free use has lower rate limits than paid tiers	Gemini in Gmail, Docs and other Google apps needs a paid plan, is for ages 18+ and is in select languages Video generation is not in the Free plan The Free plan uses the Flash-Lite model, with usage limits that refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly cap
Made by	SpaceXAI LLC	Google

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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