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Criterion	Grok	ChatGPT	Claude	Google Gemini	Meta AI
Provider	xAI	OpenAI	Anthropic	Google	Meta
What it is for	xAI's chatbot with voice, image and video generation, now sold through The X Subscription bundle with Cursor and X Premium.	OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for chat, writing, coding, research and file work, built on OpenAI's GPT models.	Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, coding and research, available on web, desktop and mobile.	Google's AI assistant, bundled with Google One storage and Workspace apps on paid Google AI plans.	Meta's assistant across WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, the Meta AI app and AI glasses, powered by Muse models.
Latest confirmed model	Grok 4.7 (API, Cursor and Grok Build; consumer apps planned later) Sep 21, 2026	GPT-6 Sol / GPT-6 Luna (in ChatGPT); GPT-6.1 Sol in Work and Codex Oct 7, 2026	Claude Opus 5.5 Sep 22, 2026	Gemini 4 Argon Oct 13, 2026	Muse Spark 1.1 Jul 8, 2026
Main capabilities	Chat, voice and media generation (Depends on plan) Shared Grok + Cursor usage pool (Depends on plan) Grok Bot (Depends on plan) Team seats	GPT-6 models in Chat (Depends on plan) GPT-6 Pro reasoning (Depends on plan) Codex coding agent (Depends on plan) Credits for extra usage (Depends on plan) Ads on lower tiers (Limited)	Artifacts and file creation Claude Code (Depends on plan) Research (Depends on plan) Connectors Claude Dashboards (Preview)	Deep Research Gemini 4 Argon (Depends on plan) Image and video generation (Depends on plan) Gemini in Workspace apps (Depends on plan) Agent Mode (Preview)	Muse Spark reasoning Muse Image and Muse Video Meta One subscriptions (Limited)
Free plan	Yes Limited daily Grok access; starter Cursor allowance	Yes Limited usage; exact caps not published on the pages checked	Yes Usage aimed at everyday questions; up to 5 projects	Yes Base limits	Yes Everyday use; caps not published
Cheapest paid plan	Plus: $8/mo $7/mo billed annually $80/year	Go: $8/mo US price; localised elsewhere	Pro: $20/mo $17/mo billed annually $200 billed up front annually	Google AI Plus: $4.99/mo	Meta One Core: $7.99/mo
API access	Yes · docs (opens in a new tab)	Yes · docs (opens in a new tab)	Yes · docs (opens in a new tab)	Yes · docs (opens in a new tab)	Limited · docs (opens in a new tab)
Learning curve	Beginner-friendly	Beginner-friendly	Beginner-friendly	Beginner-friendly	Beginner-friendly
Last verified	Oct 19, 2026	Oct 19, 2026	Oct 19, 2026	Oct 19, 2026	Oct 19, 2026

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