ChatGPT vs Grok: which free plan is better?
Which one to pick
Grok has separate free quotas for chat and voice and can also make video. ChatGPT has the broader free plan for text.
| Free plan | ChatGPT | Grok |
|---|---|---|
| What's free | Everyday text chats with no fixed message cap (with abuse protection). File uploads, image creation, voice and deep research are limited, with no numbers published. | A limited free quota for chat and for voice, each with its own reset. No numbers published. |
| Account | not needed | only for some features |
| Minimum age | 13+ | 13+ |
| What it does | text, images, files, voice, code, web search | text, images, video, files, voice, web search |
| Paid plan | Go / Plus: $8 / $20 | X Plus / Premium: $8 / $30 |
| Checked on | October 16, 2026 | October 17, 2026 |
We compare what the official pages say about each free plan; we don't rate which AI is "smarter".
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