Grok vs ChatGPT: price comparison
Prices last checked 2026-10-15–2026-10-16, from official provider websites.
At the low end, X Subscription Plus is US$8.00/month (USD) · no official CAD price (CAD) and ChatGPT Go is US$8.00/month (USD) · no official CAD price (CAD). ChatGPT Plus is US$20.00/month (USD) · no official CAD price (CAD); Grok has no US$20 tier, and its next step is X Subscription Premium at US$30.00/month (USD) · no official CAD price (CAD).
| Provider | Plan | Monthly billing USD · CAD | Annual billing per month, or per year where that's all the provider lists USD · CAD | Models | Limits | Best for | Sources & checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | ChatGPT Free | FreeFree | No annual option listed | GPT-6 Luna; limited GPT-5.6 Terra in Work/Codex desktop | Unlimited text chats (abuse guardrails); limited uploads, images, voice, deep research, Codex; 27K Instant context | Casual users | USD: chatgpt.com CAD: chatgpt.com |
| OpenAI | ChatGPT Go Cheapest ChatGPT plan | US$8.00No official CAD price | No annual option listed | GPT-6 Luna (no GPT-6.1 Sol/Astra) | More messages/uploads/images/voice; 54K Instant / 256K reasoning context; limited deep research & Codex; may include ads | Budget users | USD: learn.chatgpt.com CAD: – |
| OpenAI | ChatGPT Plus | US$20.00No official CAD price | No annual option listed | GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6 Sol, GPT-6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol/Terra/Luna, GPT-5 Thinking Mini | Expanded messages/uploads/deep research/Codex; 54K Instant / 256K reasoning context | Most power users | USD: learn.chatgpt.com CAD: – |
| OpenAI | ChatGPT Pro 100 | US$100.00No official CAD price | No annual option listed | All Plus models + Pro reasoning (GPT-6 Astra), expanded GPT-6.1 Sol | Pro usage tier; 128K Instant / 400K reasoning context; max deep research; unlimited* voice/images | Researchers/coders | USD: help.openai.com CAD: – |
| OpenAI | ChatGPT Pro 200 | US$200.00No official CAD price | No annual option listed | As Pro 100 | Higher Pro allowance; new subs get lower allowance than grandfathered (grandfathering ends 2026-10-29) | Heavy users | USD: help.openai.com CAD: – |
| OpenAI | ChatGPT Pro 500 | US$500.00No official CAD price | No annual option listed | As Pro + GPT-6 Astra/GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast | Highest Pro allowance; Ultrafast mode | Latency-sensitive power users | USD: help.openai.com CAD: – |
| Grok (xAI) | X Subscription Free | FreeNo official CAD price | No annual option listed | Grok (unspecified) | Limited Grok chat & agent requests; Cursor starter allowance | Casual | USD: x.ai CAD: – |
| Grok (xAI) | X Subscription Plus Cheapest Grok plan | US$8.00No official CAD price | No annual option listed | Grok models | Base pooled usage (Grok+Cursor), weekly refresh | Social creators | USD: x.ai CAD: – |
| Grok (xAI) | X Subscription Premium | US$30.00No official CAD price | No annual option listed | Latest Grok models | 4x Plus usage | New AI users | USD: x.ai CAD: – |
| Grok (xAI) | X Subscription Super | US$100.00No official CAD price | No annual option listed | Latest Grok models | 15x Plus; priority at peak | Daily agent users | USD: x.ai CAD: – |
| Grok (xAI) | X Subscription Ultra | US$200.00No official CAD price | No annual option listed | Latest Grok models | 50x Plus | Power users | USD: x.ai CAD: – |
USD and CAD are separate official prices; we never convert. "No official CAD/USD price" means none was found on an official page or listing.
FAQ
Is Grok cheaper than ChatGPT?
At the entry paid tier they cost the same in USD (US$8.00/month (USD) · no official CAD price (CAD) vs US$8.00/month (USD) · no official CAD price (CAD)). At the next step, ChatGPT Plus is cheaper than X Subscription Premium.
Which is better?
On our rankings, Grok's best text-chat entry ranks well below the leaders on Arena Text, but Grok 4.5 is near the top of LiveBench Coding and Grok Imagine ranks in Arena's top five for images and video. ChatGPT's models rank higher on reasoning tests.
What about Canada?
Neither OpenAI nor xAI publishes CAD prices on its website, so we show the official US prices and don't convert.
Is it cheaper to subscribe in the app?
Often not. Buying through the iPhone or iPad app can cost more because of App Store fees. Subscribe on the provider's website and use the same account in the app. See how to switch.