Grok alternatives
10 tools that do a similar job to Grok in chat & assistants.
Alternatives listed
10
Free options
2
Open source
4
Free picks: Meta AI, HuggingChat. Open source: DeepSeek, HuggingChat, Le Chat, Qwen Chat.
The alternatives
Meta AI
Free
Llama-powered assistant inside WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.
ChatGPT
Free plan
OpenAI's general assistant with browsing, files and image input.
Claude
Free plan
Anthropic's assistant for long-context reasoning, writing and code.
DeepSeek
Free plan
Open-weight reasoning models with an aggressive price floor.
Gemini
Free plan
Google's multimodal assistant, wired into Search and Workspace.
HuggingChat
Free
Free chat interface over open-weight models, no account needed.
Kimi
Free plan
Moonshot's assistant, built around very long document context.
Le Chat
Free plan
Mistral's assistant built on their open-weight European models.
Microsoft Copilot
Free plan
Assistant embedded across Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365.
Qwen Chat
Free plan
Alibaba's assistant with strong multilingual and coding support.
Side by side
| Tool | Pricing | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Grok (current) | Free plan | xAI's assistant with real-time access to posts on X. |
| Meta AI | Free | Llama-powered assistant inside WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. |
| ChatGPT | Free plan | OpenAI's general assistant with browsing, files and image input. |
| Claude | Free plan | Anthropic's assistant for long-context reasoning, writing and code. |
| DeepSeek | Free plan | Open-weight reasoning models with an aggressive price floor. |
| Gemini | Free plan | Google's multimodal assistant, wired into Search and Workspace. |
| HuggingChat | Free | Free chat interface over open-weight models, no account needed. |
| Kimi | Free plan | Moonshot's assistant, built around very long document context. |
| Le Chat | Free plan | Mistral's assistant built on their open-weight European models. |
| Microsoft Copilot | Free plan | Assistant embedded across Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365. |
| Qwen Chat | Free plan | Alibaba's assistant with strong multilingual and coding support. |
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