Grok Build CLI vs. Pi

Feature	Grok Build CLI	Pi

Tagline	Bring Grok into your terminal	A minimal terminal coding harness
Website	https://x.ai/cli	https://pi.dev
Language	rust	typescript
Release Date	May 14, 2026	December 2, 2025
Last Updated	July 15, 2026	June 28, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
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	No	No
IDE Integration	None - Terminal only	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model dependent	Model-dependent; auto-compaction
Supported Models	SuperGrok Heavy, Grok 4.5, 4.20, Grok 4, Grok Build 0.1, custom models including OpenAI compatible models	20+ providers: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Mistral, OpenRouter, Groq, Ollama, xAI, Azure, Bedrock
Supported Subscriptions	SuperGrok X Premium	GitHub Copilot Claude Code ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Subscription	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	$0 (3 Day Trial) / $30 monthly (SuperGrok) / $300 monthly (SuperGrok Heavy)	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (EULA)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build	https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono
Development State	active	active