Grok Build CLI vs. Plandex

Feature	Grok Build CLI	Plandex

Tagline	Bring Grok into your terminal	Open source AI coding agent for large projects and real world tasks
Website	https://x.ai/cli	https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
Language	rust	go
Release Date	May 14, 2026	March 14, 2024
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	August 19, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	No
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	No
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	No
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - Terminal only	None - Terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	2M tokens effective
Supported Models	SuperGrok Heavy, Grok 4.5, 4.20, Grok 4, Grok Build 0.1, custom models including OpenAI compatible models	Any OpenAI-compatible models and 400+ models from OpenRouter.
Supported Subscriptions	SuperGrok X Premium	—
Pricing Model	Subscription	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	$0 (3 Day Trial) / $30 monthly (SuperGrok) / $300 monthly (SuperGrok Heavy)	Free (self-hosted)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (EULA)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build	https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex
Development State	active	inactive