Claude is the better app overall, scoring 8.8 to 7.9. Claude wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Grok on 1.
Writers, analysts and developers who work with long documents or code
X users and news followers who want fast takes on what is happening right now
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Claude | Grok |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI Assistants | AI Assistants |
| Category rank | #3 of 10 | #9 of 10 |
| Developer | Anthropic | SpaceXSI (formerly xAI) |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | — |
| Windows | ✓ | — |
| Linux | ✓ | — |
| Web | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Claude better than Grok?
Claude is the better app overall, scoring 8.8 to 7.9. Claude wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Grok on 1.
Which is cheaper, Claude or Grok?
Claude: Free plan; Pro $17/month billed yearly or $20 monthly; Max from $100. Grok: Free tier; SuperGrok plans from $10, with higher tiers for heavy use. On value for money, Claude scores higher.
Do Claude and Grok work on the same devices?
Only Claude runs on Mac, Windows, Linux.
Which is more private, Claude or Grok?
Claude scores higher on privacy (7.8/10). The App Store label links contact info, coarse location, content, identifiers and usage to you, with no tracking. No ads, and you choose whether chats train models; incognito chats never do.
Strengths and weaknesses
Claude
- Clear, natural writing that needs little editing
- Handles long documents and large codebases well
- No ads, and you choose whether chats are used for training
- No built-in AI image generation
- Free plan usage limits run out quickly
Claude is strong at careful writing, long documents and coding. It keeps a natural, measured tone, handles big files well, and can now take on longer tasks, build slides, docs and designs, and remember context across chats. Projects, Artifacts and connectors to apps like Google Drive make it useful for real work. The catch: there is no AI image generation, and free usage limits run out quickly.
Full Claude review
Grok
- Up-to-the-minute answers on news and trends
- Strong reasoning models on paid plans
- Image and video generation for subscribers
- Deepfake scandal led to probes in several countries
- Closely tied to X and its data practices
- Best models and Grok Imagine require a subscription
Grok stands out for real-time knowledge pulled from X, so it is quick on breaking news and trending topics. Paid plans add Grok 4.7 in Expert and Heavy modes, plus Grok Imagine for images and video. It is looser with content limits than most rivals, and that backfired in January 2026, when sexualized deepfakes made with Grok triggered investigations in the EU, UK and beyond. Privacy and safety remain the weak spots.
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