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Grok vs Meta AI

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Grok

$30/mo Free tier

SpaceXAI's AI assistant with live web and X search, plus Grok Bot on SuperGrok. Free plan; SuperGrok $30/mo, SuperGrok Plus $100/mo.

Where Grok fits

  • Recruiters who follow companies, founders and candidates on X
  • SuperGrok users who want Grok Bot for sourcing and scheduling routines
  • Quick live research on a company before a call

Meta AI

Free Free tier

Meta AI is Meta's free AI assistant, on the web, in its own apps and inside WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and Facebook. Recruiters can draft messages, research companies with cited reports and get daily briefings from a connected email and calendar. It is free for everyday use, with paid usage being tested for heavier features.

Where Meta AI fits

  • Recruiters who work candidates through WhatsApp or Instagram
  • Social recruiters researching what people discuss publicly
  • Anyone wanting a free assistant on phone, web and Mac

At a glance

DetailGrokMeta AI
Starting price$30/moFree
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underAI assistantsAI assistants

Where they pull apart

Grok

Stands out: Grok searches X in real time alongside the web, which suits recruiters who follow companies, founders and candidates there. SuperGrok includes Grok Bot, an agent with ready-made recruiting bots.

Watch out: Its strength is live search and X, not office apps: it does not sit inside Outlook, Gmail or Word the way Copilot and Gemini do. Check the data settings before pasting candidate details into a personal plan.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that want the assistant inside Outlook, Gmail or Word
  • Finding candidate contact data

Meta AI

Stands out: It sits inside WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, where many candidates already talk, and can draw on public posts from Instagram, Facebook and Threads when answering.

Watch out: It is built as a consumer assistant, with no team workspace, admin controls or business data terms, so keep candidate details out of it. Meta has not published what the paid usage tiers will cost.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need admin controls or a business data agreement
  • Office-heavy work in Excel, Word or an ATS

Pros and cons

Grok

  • Live web and X search on the free plan
  • Grok Bot included with SuperGrok
  • SOC 2 Type I and II compliance listed on every plan
  • SuperGrok Lite and Heavy prices are not published outside the app
  • Fewer office-app integrations than Copilot or Gemini
  • SSO and team admin need a Business or Enterprise plan

Meta AI

  • Free, with no separate account beyond Meta
  • Built into WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger
  • Deep research with cited reports
  • No team workspace or admin controls
  • Paid usage tiers have no published price
  • Fewer work integrations than Office or Google assistants

What each one costs

Grok

$30/mo

The Free plan costs nothing and includes real-time web and X search, voice mode and connectors within usage limits. SuperGrok is $30/mo and adds the latest Grok model, Expert mode, higher limits, image and video generation and Grok Bot access; SuperGrok Plus is $100/mo for significantly higher usage and priority access. SuperGrok Lite, SuperGrok Heavy, Business and Enterprise plans are listed on the vendor site without a published price outside the app or sales. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Oct 2026

Meta AI

Free

Meta AI is free for everyday use. Meta says it has started testing usage limits on some compute-heavy features, with an option to buy a subscription for more usage, but it does not publish a price. Developers can access Meta's models separately through the paid Meta Model API. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 15 Oct 2026

Common questions

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 7 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?