--- title: "Reason vs Grok Bot: Compare, or Use Them Together | Reason Machines" description: "Reason vs Grok Bot compared fairly: xAI's always-on Bots against Reason's AI employees, prices from the live X subscription page (checked November 1, 2026), and how to use both together." url: "https://reasonmachines.com/ai-employees/reason-vs-grok-bot" section: "AI employees" --- # Reason vs Grok Bot Grok Bot is xAI's team of always-on agents with their own computer and email address, included from the $30 X Premium plan and sharing a weekly usage pool with Grok and Cursor. Reason is a coding agent whose AI employees run on Loops on their own cloud computers and can use your Grok, ChatGPT or Claude subscription. You don't have to choose: the Reason plugin gives a Grok Bot a software engineer, and Reason Network lets a Grok Bot message your Claude Code or Codex sessions. Updated Nov 2026 [Start with Reason](https://reasonmachines.com) on the web, or [Download for macOS](https://reasonmachines.com/download). ## Side by side | | Reason | Grok Bot | | --- | --- | --- | | Price | Pro $50 a month per person (3-day free trial for eligible new customers); Max $200 | Included from X Premium at $30 a month ($25 billed yearly); Super $100; Ultra $200 | | Where it works | Web, Mac and iOS apps, terminal, Slack; works on its own cloud computer or your Mac or PC | Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android; its own cloud computer | | What starts work | Loops: a schedule, a webhook, a GitHub event or Slack messages | Routines from Slack, GitHub, Linear, Sentry, PagerDuty, email and webhooks | | Email | Sends through a Google account you connect, after your approval | Each Bot has its own email address | | Writes and ships code | Yes: it is a coding agent first and opens pull requests in your repositories | Through computer use and, with the Reason plugin, through Reason | | Models | Reason's models, or your Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot subscription | Grok, from the X subscription's weekly pool | | Status | Generally available | Labelled beta | ## Where Grok Bot fits better Grok Bot comes with plans many people already pay for. All of your Bots share one weekly usage pool with Grok and Cursor, which heavy routines can use up before it resets. - You already pay for X Premium or higher, or for Cursor, and want agents included in that plan. - You want each Bot to have an email address of its own. - You want routines triggered by Linear, Sentry or PagerDuty out of the box. - [Grok Bot usage limit: how the weekly pool works](https://reasonmachines.com/grokbot/usage-limit.md) - [Grok Bot limit reached? How to keep your Bots working](https://reasonmachines.com/grokbot/limit-reached.md) ## Where Reason fits better - Coding work that should end in a reviewed pull request. - Each run on a fresh cloud computer, rather than all agents sharing one. - You want to choose the model, including ChatGPT or Claude subscriptions. ## Use them together Install the Reason plugin in Grok Bot and your Bot can hand coding work to Reason, which works on its own cloud machines and opens the pull request for you to approve. To have a Grok Bot message the coding agents on your own computer, put that computer on Reason Network. - [Grok Bot × Reason](https://reasonmachines.com/grokbot.md) - [Reason Network](https://reasonmachines.com/network.md) ## Pricing sources Prices and features were read from each product's own website on November 1, 2026. They change often; check the linked page before you buy. Lindy, Sintra, Marblism, Grok Bot, CellCog, Viktor, Relevance AI, Devin, Artisan, 11x and Manus are trademarks of their owners. Reason Machines is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. - [Reason plans](https://docs.reasonmachines.com/docs/plans) - [Lindy pricing](https://www.lindy.ai/pricing) - [Sintra pricing](https://sintra.ai/pricing) - [Marblism pricing](https://www.marblism.com/pricing) - [X subscription pricing (Grok Bot)](https://x.ai/pricing) - [CellCog billing guide](https://cellcog.ai/support/billing-guide) - [Viktor pricing](https://getviktor.com/pricing) - [Relevance AI pricing](https://relevanceai.com/docs/get-started/pricing) - [Devin pricing](https://devin.ai/pricing) - [Artisan pricing](https://www.artisan.co/pricing) - [11x](https://www.11x.ai/) - [Manus credits and plans (help center)](https://help.manus.im/en/articles/11711097-what-are-the-rules-for-credits-consumption-and-how-can-i-obtain-them) ## Questions ### Is Reason a Grok Bot alternative? It can be, but most people use them together: Grok Bot as the always-on assistant, Reason as the software engineer it hands coding work to through the Reason plugin. ### Can Reason use my Grok subscription? Yes. Reason can connect a SuperGrok or X Premium+ subscription in Settings › Models, along with ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot and other providers. ### What does Grok Bot cost? On November 1, 2026, Grok Bot was included from X Premium at $30 a month ($25 billed yearly), with Super at $100 and Ultra at $200 a month giving larger weekly usage pools. Paid Cursor plans also include it. ### Can a Reason AI employee answer phone calls? No. Reason has no phone or voice receptionist features. Its AI employees work through a cloud computer, Slack, email you approve, calendars and the business tools you connect. ## More about AI employees - [AI employees](https://reasonmachines.com/ai-employees.md) - [AI agents for business](https://reasonmachines.com/ai-agents-for-business.md) - [AI workforce](https://reasonmachines.com/ai-workforce.md) - [AI executive assistant](https://reasonmachines.com/ai-employees/ai-executive-assistant.md) - [AI revenue analyst](https://reasonmachines.com/ai-employees/ai-revenue-analyst.md) - [AI customer support agent](https://reasonmachines.com/ai-employees/ai-customer-support-agent.md) - [AI social DM manager](https://reasonmachines.com/ai-employees/ai-social-dm-manager.md) - [AI investor update assistant](https://reasonmachines.com/ai-employees/ai-investor-update-assistant.md) - [AI employees for small business](https://reasonmachines.com/ai-employees/ai-employees-for-small-business.md) - [Best AI employees in 2026](https://reasonmachines.com/ai-employees/best-ai-employees.md) - [Reason vs Lindy](https://reasonmachines.com/ai-employees/reason-vs-lindy.md) - [Reason vs Sintra](https://reasonmachines.com/ai-employees/reason-vs-sintra.md)