Grok Bot
Always-on xAI agent that works from its own cloud computer and signs into your apps.
why this verdict
Keep paying — xAI has not replaced it
xAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $100/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- OpenAI and Anthropic shipping computer-use agents into their own consumer subscriptions. xAI, August 11, 2026 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: ChatGPT and Claude.
- What the call is worth $1,200/yr
- $100/mo at the entry paid tier — $1,200 a year per seat.
- Threatened by
- xAI
- Since
- August 11, 2026
- List price
- $100/mo
- Per year
- $1,200
The backstory
Grok Bot launched in August 2026 as xAI's answer to the agent question: rather than a chat window, each bot gets its own cloud computer, signs into the tools you already use, and comes back when a job is finished or needs approval. It is bundled into SuperGrok Plus and the Cursor Pro tiers rather than sold alone, which is the aggressive distribution play. It sits in this archive on the causing side of the ledger, since the tasks it completes end to end are exactly the ones a shelf of narrow SaaS subscriptions used to cover.
Escape hatches
Agent mode with a comparable browsing and tool surface
chatgpt.com open_in_newStrong computer use and a large connector ecosystem
claude.ai open_in_newIndependent general agent that runs tasks unattended
manus.im open_in_new2 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.