The verdict
Gemini takes it, 7–1 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Gemini takes 7 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Gemini if…
- • You want Gemini's edge on what it costs to start and what the standard paid plan costs
Choose Grok if…
- • You want Grok's edge on what customers say on trustpilot
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs to startGemini wins
Gemini wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2What the standard paid plan costsGemini wins
Gemini wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 3What it costs developersGemini winsGemini8/10
$0.75/1M input (to 12/31/26)
Gemini 3.8 Flash, Paid Tier input price
- Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, per million input tokens
Source: ai.google.dev ↗
Gemini wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How its best model ranks head to headGemini winsGemini8/10
19.1% Terminal-Bench 4.0
Gemini 3.8 Flash score on Terminal-Bench 4.0, published by Google
- Arena text leaderboard score of gemini-4-argon-high, the best Google model, leaderboard dated 2 October 2026
Source: deepmind.google ↗
Grok5/10Grok 4.7 37.6% Terminal-Bench 4.0
Terminal-Bench 4.0 score published on the maker's own page
- 1475, against 1525
Source: x.ai ↗
Gemini wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 5Free image generationGemini winsGrok5/10
Dropped in 2026
image and video generation were dropped from the free tier in 2026
- Dropped in 2026, against Image generation
Source: aibusinessweekly.net ↗
Gemini wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 6What customers say on TrustpilotGrok winsGemini5/10
1.4 out of 5
TrustScore from 1,302 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.4 out of 5, against 1.9 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Grok wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 7What the top plan costsGemini winsGemini8/10
AI Ultra (20x) $199.99/mo
Google AI Plus / AI Pro / AI Ultra 20x, monthly (Personal tab, United States); Business tab for seats
Source: gemini.google ↗
Grok5/10SuperGrok Heavy $300/mo
SuperGrok Lite / SuperGrok / SuperGrok Heavy, monthly (Individual tab); Business tab for seats
- SuperGrok Heavy $300/mo, against AI Ultra (20x) $199.99/mo
Source: grok.com ↗
Gemini wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 8What a business seat costsGemini winsGemini8/10
Enterprise Business $21/seat/mo
Google AI Plus / AI Pro / AI Ultra 20x, monthly (Personal tab, United States); Business tab for seats
Source: gemini.google ↗
Grok5/10SuperGrok Business $30/seat
SuperGrok Lite / SuperGrok / SuperGrok Heavy, monthly (Individual tab); Business tab for seats
- SuperGrok Business $30/seat, against Enterprise Business $21/seat/mo
Source: grok.com ↗
Gemini wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- Arena text leaderboard score of gemini-4-argon-high, the best Google model, leaderboard dated 2 October 2026
- Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, per million input tokens
- grok-build-0.1, per million input tokens
- AI Ultra (20x) $199.99/mo, against Pro from $100/mo
- Enterprise Business $21/seat/mo, against Business $20/user/mo (annual)
- 3.8 Flash 1M tokens, against GPT-6 Astra 1.05M tokens
- Enterprise Business $21/seat/mo, against Team $20/seat/mo (annual)
- $10, against $8
- $30, against $20
- $300, against $200
- 1475, against 1484