ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini vs Grok: prices and which one to use
We read the prices of the four big AI assistants from their own official pages and sent the same prompt to all four. Below are simple tables and the screenshots.
Short answer: which one for what?
- Making pictures: ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok. Gemini makes and edits images even on its free plan. Claude does not make images.
- Cheapest paid start: Google AI Plus at $4.99 a month, then ChatGPT Go at $6 (OpenAI says Go may include ads) and X Subscription Plus at $8.
- The $20 tier: Google AI Pro $19.99, ChatGPT Plus $20 and Claude Pro $20 ($17 a month if you pay yearly). Grok's comparable plan, X Subscription Premium, is $30 ($25 a month yearly).
- Coding: each one now bundles a coding tool: Codex with ChatGPT, Claude Code from Claude Pro, Google Antigravity from Google AI Pro, and Cursor inside The X Subscription.
- Fast answers with links: in our single price test Grok answered fastest (23 seconds) with official links.
Price table (US dollars, per month)
| ChatGPT OpenAI | Claude Anthropic | Gemini | Grok xAI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free: $0 | Free: $0 | Free: $0 | Free: $0 |
| Paid plans | Go: $6/mo OpenAI says this plan may include adsPlus: $20/mo monthly onlyPro: from $120/mo 3 usage levels | Pro: $20/mo $17/mo billed yearly ($200)Max: $100/mo 5x Pro usageUltra: $200/mo 10x Pro weekly usage | Google AI Plus: $4.99/mo 2x Free usage, 400 GBGoogle AI Pro: $19.99/mo 4x Free usageGoogle AI Ultra: from $99.99/mo $199.99/mo for 20x AI Pro usage | X Subscription Plus: $8/mo $80/yrX Subscription Premium: $30/mo $300/yr; replaces SuperGrok for new customersSuper / Ultra: $100 / $200/mo $1,000 / $2,000 a year |
| Yearly billing | None for Go or Plus (monthly only, per OpenAI's FAQ). | Pro: $200 a year ($17 a month). | Not stated on the US plans page. | Yes: Plus $80, Premium $300, Super $1,000, Ultra $2,000 a year. |
| Source | OpenAI pricing page | Anthropic pricing page | Google pricing page | xAI pricing page |
Prices read from each vendor's own page on November 7, 2026, before tax. Prices change often; check the final total at checkout.
What do the free plans include?
- ChatGPT: GPT-6 with unlimited text chats (subject to abuse guardrails); limited messages, file uploads, image generation, voice, deep research and memory; limited Codex.
- Claude: Chat on web, desktop and mobile; web search, file creation and code execution, memory, connectors, Artifacts and voice mode; Sonnet and Haiku models; usage limited every 5 hours and every week. Image generation is not listed.
- Gemini: Flash-Lite model, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas, Gems, limited Google Flow (including Nano Banana Pro) and 15 GB of storage.
- Grok: Limited usage plus standard X. xAI's docs list the Free plan as "Limited"; details are on x.ai/pricing.
Features: which one does what?
| ChatGPT OpenAI | Claude Anthropic | Gemini | Grok xAI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makes images | Yes (limited on Free) | No (not listed; in our test Claude said it has no image tool) | Yes, also on Free (generation and editing) | Yes (Grok Imagine, listed from Plus) |
| Makes video | Not listed on the pricing page | Not on individual plans | Yes, from Google AI Plus | Listed on Premium |
| Coding tool included | Codex (limited on Free, more on Plus) | Claude Code (Pro and up) | Google Antigravity (from AI Pro) | Cursor (in The X Subscription) |
| Web search on Free | Yes | Yes | Yes (Deep Research on Free) | Not detailed (Free is listed as "Limited") |
| Voice chat on Free | Limited | Yes (voice mode) | Yes (Gemini Live) | Grok Voice listed from Plus |
Features come from the official pricing and plan pages; Claude's image row is also based on our test.
Our test: same prompt, four assistants
7 November 2026, between 11:55 and 12:12 UTC. We sent the same prompt, word for word, to each assistant on the paid accounts Kuponaut uses: ChatGPT Pro, Google AI Ultra, Claude Max (Fable 5.1, medium) and Grok in Expert mode. Each test was run once, so the times are what we saw, not a benchmark. Free plans may be slower or more limited. Our accounts use the Turkish interface, so a few buttons in the screenshots are in Turkish.
Test 1: the same image prompt
The prompt we sent: “Create a photorealistic image: a small coffee shop on a rainy evening, warm window lights, a cat sleeping on the windowsill.”
Test 2: "what does each one cost?" with sources
The prompt we sent: “What does each of these cost per month in the US today: ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Google AI Pro (Gemini) and SuperGrok? Give one official source link for each price.”
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheapest: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok?
The cheapest paid plans on 7 November 2026 were Google AI Plus at $4.99 a month, ChatGPT Go at $6 and X Subscription Plus (Grok) at $8. At the main tier, Google AI Pro is $19.99, ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro are $20 (Claude Pro is $17 a month if you pay yearly) and X Subscription Premium is $30.
Can you pay for ChatGPT Plus yearly?
No. OpenAI's pricing FAQ (read 7 November 2026) lists monthly plans for Go, Plus and Business, and yearly plans only for Business and Enterprise.
Can Claude make images?
Not in the chat. In our 7 November 2026 test Claude said it has no image-generation tool and offered an SVG illustration instead, and image generation is not listed on Claude's pricing page.
What happened to SuperGrok?
xAI says new self-serve customers now choose The X Subscription, which bundles Grok, Cursor and X. Its Premium plan is $30 a month ($300 a year). Existing SuperGrok plans continue unless you switch or cancel (xAI docs, last updated 11 October 2026).
Which free plan makes images?
ChatGPT Free (limited) and Gemini Free (image generation and editing) list image generation. Claude Free does not.
Sources
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