Claude vs ChatGPT vs Grok vs Gemini

Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini can all write, analyze, code, and search the web. They differ in models, agents, ecosystems, and prices.

The best assistant is the one that fits your everyday work.

Claude

Anthropic

ChatGPT

OpenAI

Grok

SpaceXAI, through xAI

Gemini

Google

Claude

Fable 5.1 for long-running agents, Opus 5.5 as the everyday flagship, Sonnet 5.5 for coding and agents, and Haiku

ChatGPT

GPT-6 Astra as the most capable model, GPT-6.1 Sol for complex work, and GPT-6 Luna for focused tasks

Grok

Grok 4.7, released on September 21, 2026

Gemini

Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.1 Pro, plus Deep Think on the top plan

Claude

Free. Pro at $20 a month, or $17 a month billed annually. Max from $100 a month.

ChatGPT

Free and Go. Plus at $20 a month. Pro at $100, $200, or $500 a month.

Grok

Free. Plus at $8 a month. Premium at $30 a month. Super at $100 a month. Ultra at $200 a month.

Gemini

Free. Google AI Plus, AI Pro, and Ultra, with prices varying by country.

All four offer team and business plans. Prices change often, so confirm on the official pricing pages.

Claude

Claude Code, included in every paid plan

ChatGPT

Codex, included from ChatGPT Plus upward

Grok

Grok Build, open source, with access that depends on your X Subscription plan

Gemini

Google Antigravity, with limits that rise on higher plans

Claude

Cowork, now built into Claude conversations on Pro and Max, with folders, connectors, plugins, and scheduled tasks

ChatGPT

Dots, always-on agents that come with Pro and Business Premium

Grok

Grok Bot, AI teammates running on a cloud computer, from Premium up

Gemini

Agent features in Google Antigravity, plus Gemini Spark in early access on Ultra in select countries

Claude

No native image or video generation. It builds designs, slides, and video with code.

ChatGPT

OpenAI’s GPT Image models topped the Arena text-to-image leaderboard in October 2026.

Grok

Grok Imagine for images and video, with higher resolution on pricier plans.

Gemini

Nano Banana 2.1 for images, plus Gemini Omni Flash and Veo for video in Google Flow.

Claude

Projects, Skills, plugins, connectors, Claude Docs, Slides, and Design, plus Claude in Chrome

ChatGPT

The biggest consumer app, plus apps and connectors, Codex, and Dots

Grok

Built into X, alongside Grok Bot and Grok Build

Gemini

Gmail, Docs, Drive, Search, YouTube, Android, and Gemini Notebook

Claude

Writing, long documents, careful analysis, coding, and hands-on tasks with files

ChatGPT

All-round use, images, voice, and a broad range of everyday tasks

Grok

Real-time X content, looser topic restrictions, and teams of work bots

Gemini

People who live in Google Workspace and Android, plus long-context research

• Claude cannot generate images or video natively
• ChatGPT keeps its most capable agents on expensive plans
• Grok has a record of content-safety controversies, so check its outputs closely
• Gemini’s best features vary by country and plan
• Every assistant can be confidently wrong

• Pick by your main task, not by benchmark headlines
• Pick the one that connects to the tools you already use
• Test the free tiers on your real work for a week
• Pay for one $20-level plan before you consider a second
• Add another assistant only to fill a clear gap

Give all four the same three tasks from your real work: one writing task, one analysis task with a file, and one research task with sources. Score each answer on accuracy, usefulness, and how much editing it took.

• Whether your chats train the models
• How long your chats are stored
• What your connected apps can reach
• Terms for team and business data

Review these in each assistant’s settings before you share work data.