Claude Code vs. Grok Build CLI

Feature	Claude Code	Grok Build CLI

Tagline	An agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal	Bring Grok into your terminal
Website	https://claude.ai/code	https://x.ai/cli
Language	typescript	rust
Release Date	February 22, 2025	May 14, 2026
Last Updated	June 29, 2026	July 15, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains	None - Terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	1M tokens	Model dependent
Terminal Bench 2.0	#52 · 58.0% ±2.9 ¹
Supported Models	Claude Fable 5 / Mythos 5 (Restricted Availability), Opus 4.8, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Haiku 4.5	SuperGrok Heavy, Grok 4.5, 4.20, Grok 4, Grok Build 0.1, custom models including OpenAI compatible models
Supported Subscriptions	Claude Code	SuperGrok X Premium
Pricing Model	Subscription	Subscription
Free Tier	No	Yes
Price Range	$17-200/mo	$0 (3 Day Trial) / $30 monthly (SuperGrok) / $300 monthly (SuperGrok Heavy)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (EULA)
Source Code	https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code	https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build
Development State	active	active